Introduction to Rates/Unit Rates

When finding a UNIT RATE, you should __________ the top number by the bottom number.

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

"Find the speed in miles per hour". Which unit should go on the bottom?

• speed

• miles

• hour

• distance

6 movie tickets cost $30.00. What is the cost per ticket (unit rate)?

What will you do to find the unit rate?

• multiply by 6 to get $180 per ticket

• divide by 6 to get $5 per ticket

• multiply by 30 to get $900 per ticket

• divide by 30 to get $1 per ticket

160 miles on 7 gallons of gas
Find the UNIT RATE 

(round to the hundredths place)

$6 for 2 cans of tuna
Find the UNIT RATE 

(round to the tenths place)

$22 for 6 cans of tuna
Find the UNIT RATE 

(round to the hundredths place)

$9 for 11 books
Find the UNIT RATE 

(round to the hundredths place)

You spend $40 on 5 pounds of concrete. What is the unit rate in dollars per pound?

• $8 per pound
• $5 per pound
• $35 per pound
• 0.125 pounds per dollar

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

• 16 customers per hour
• 15 customers per hour
• 12 customers per hour
• 20 customers per hour

If Antonia can type 408 words in 4 minutes, how many words can she type per minute?

• 408 words per minute

• 100 words per minute

• 400 words per minute

• 102 words per minute