Unit Rates and Ratios

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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 of 120 customers in 6 hours?

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To find the unit rate, divide the total number of customers by the total hours: 120 customers ÷ 6 hours = 20 customers per hour.

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What are equivalent ratios?

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Equivalent ratios are ratios that have the same value.

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What number should go in the blank to make the ratios equivalent? 3 : 8 __ : 48

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18.

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What number should go in the blank to make the ratios equivalent? 6 : 5 54 : __

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45.

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If a recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar, what is the ratio of flour to sugar?

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The ratio of flour to sugar is 2:3.

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What is the unit rate of 50 miles in 2 hours?

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The unit rate is 25 miles per hour.

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If a car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas, what is the unit rate in miles per gallon?

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The unit rate is 30 miles per gallon.

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What is the ratio of 4 apples to 10 oranges?

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The ratio is 4:10, which can be simplified to 2:5.

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How do you find equivalent ratios?

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To find equivalent ratios, multiply or divide both terms of the ratio by the same non-zero number.