Rates and Unit Rates

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What is a unit rate?

Back

A unit rate is a rate in which the unit in the denominator is 1.

Front

What unit should go on the bottom when finding speed in miles per hour?

Back

Hour.

Front

Are the ratios 4 : 5 and 8 : 15 equivalent?

Back

No.

Front

If water flows from a faucet at a rate of 5 gallons every 25 seconds, how many gallons will flow in 45 seconds?

Back

9 gallons.

Front

What is a rate?

Back

A rate is a ratio that compares quantities with different units.

Front

How do you calculate a unit rate from a given rate?

Back

Divide the numerator by the denominator to find the amount per one unit.

Front

If a car travels 150 miles in 3 hours, what is the unit rate of speed?

Back

50 miles per hour.

Front

What is the relationship between ratios and rates?

Back

A rate is a specific type of ratio that compares two quantities with different units.

Front

If a recipe requires 4 cups of flour for 2 cakes, what is the unit rate of flour per cake?

Back

2 cups of flour per cake.

Front

What does it mean if two ratios are equivalent?

Back

It means they represent the same relationship between quantities.