Understanding Unit Rates Through Practical Examples
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Learn how to simplify rates to unit rates with practical examples and diagrams. Discover unit rates for speed, decoration, and cost comparison. Improve your math skills today!
Understanding Unit Rates Through Practical Examples
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In this lesson you will learn to create a unit rate by using a diagram.
A unit rate is a rate where a quantity is always being compared to one of another quantity. 1 30 miles per hour
You ran at a speed of 20 minutes per 2 miles. mile per minute 10 minutes per mile!
Annie took 4 minutes to decorate 8 cookies. What is her unit rate of decorating cookies? Minutes 1 1 1 1 = 4 Cookies 2 2 2 2 = 8
Annie decorates 2 cookies per minute. Minutes 1 1 1 1 = 4 Cookies 2 2 2 2 = 8 1 2 Annie takes minute per cookie.
In this lesson you have learned to create a unit rate by using a diagram.
A car travels at a speed of 15 miles in 5 hours. What are its unit rates of speed?
It took Charles 4 minutes to decorate the cookies below. Use a diagram to create the two unit rates. • Underneath your diagram, explain the computation you used to create the unit rates.
Cereal A comes in a 24 oz container and costs $3.60. Cereal B costs $2.80 and comes in a 20 oz container. Which cereal is more economical? • Hint: • Create a diagram for each cereal.
George buys 15 oranges for $3. What are the two unit rates for this scenario? Kelly ices four cupcakes in one minute. What is the other unit rate for this scenario?