Unit Rates

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What is a unit rate?

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A unit rate is a comparison of two different quantities when they are combined together. It expresses how much of one quantity corresponds to one unit of another quantity.

Front

Which operation do you use to solve for unit rate?

Back

Division

Front

If a car travels 120 miles in 3 hours, what is the unit rate in miles per hour?

Back

40 miles per hour.

Front

How do you calculate the unit rate from a ratio?

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Divide the first quantity by the second quantity.

Front

Tyler runs 12 miles in 3 hours. What is his unit rate?

Back

4 miles per hour.

Front

If John runs 18 miles in 6 hours, how many miles can he run in 1 hour?

Back

3 miles.

Front

What is the unit rate for John who drives 54 miles in 9 days?

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6 miles per day.

Front

If a recipe requires 4 cups of flour for 2 loaves of bread, what is the unit rate of flour per loaf?

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2 cups of flour per loaf.

Front

How do you convert a ratio to a unit rate?

Back

Divide the numerator by the denominator.

Front

If a cyclist travels 30 miles in 2 hours, what is their speed in miles per hour?

Back

15 miles per hour.