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 where one of the quantities is expressed as a quantity of one. For example, if you travel 60 miles in 2 hours, the unit rate is 30 miles per hour.

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How do you calculate a unit rate?

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To calculate a unit rate, divide the first quantity by the second quantity. For example, to find the unit rate of 360 pages in 12 hours, divide 360 by 12 to get 30 pages per hour.

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Find the unit rate: 360 pages in 12 hours.

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30 pages/hour.

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Find the unit rate: 324 minutes to cook an 18 lb. turkey.

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18 min/lb.

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Find the unit rate: 324 words in 6 minutes.

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54 words/minute.

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Find the unit rate: 675 beats in 5 minutes.

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135 beats/minute.

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Find the unit rate: $15 for 2 lbs.

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$7.50/lbs.

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What is the unit rate of 100 miles in 4 hours?

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25 miles/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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30 miles/gallon.

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What is the unit rate of 240 calories burned in 30 minutes?

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8 calories/minute.