Rate / Unit Rate

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What is a unit rate?

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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 cost and quantity?

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Divide the total cost by the quantity to find the cost per unit.

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If you spend $40 on 5 pounds of concrete, what is the unit rate in dollars per pound?

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$8 per pound.

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If Kiontre reads 100 pages in 5 days, how many pages does he read in 1 day?

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20 pages.

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A store sees 120 customers in 8 hours. What is the unit rate in customers per hour?

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15 customers per hour.

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If there are 45 seats in 9 rows, how many seats are there in 1 row?

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5 seats.

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What is the formula to find the unit rate?

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Unit Rate = Total Quantity / Total Units.

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If a car travels 300 miles in 5 hours, what is the unit rate in miles per hour?

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60 miles per hour.

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What does it mean if a unit rate is greater than 1?

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It means that the quantity in the numerator is greater than the quantity in the denominator.

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How can unit rates help in making comparisons?

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Unit rates allow for easy comparison of different quantities by standardizing them to a common unit.