Unit Rate

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What is a unit rate?

Back

A unit rate is a rate in which the unit in the denominator is 1.

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How do you calculate the unit rate from a total quantity over a specific time period?

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To calculate the unit rate, divide the total quantity by the time period.

Front

If a store has 120 customers in 6 hours, what is the unit rate in customers per hour?

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20 customers per hour.

Front

What is the formula to find the cost per item when given the total cost and the number of items?

Back

Divide the total cost by the number of items.

Front

If 6 movie tickets cost $30.00, what is the cost per ticket?

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$5 per ticket.

Front

In the rate 'miles per hour', which unit is in the denominator?

Back

Hour.

Front

What is the first step to find the unit rate when given a total and a quantity?

Back

Identify the total and the quantity, then divide the total by the quantity.

Front

If a car travels 150 miles in 3 hours, what is the speed in miles per hour?

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50 miles per hour.

Front

What does it mean if a rate is expressed as 'per unit'?

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It means the rate is calculated for one unit of measurement.

Front

How can you express a rate in terms of a unit rate?

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By simplifying the rate so that the denominator is 1.