Unit Rates

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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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If a car travels 24 miles in 2 hours, what is the unit rate in miles per hour?

Back

12 miles per hour.

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John drives 54 miles in 9 days. What is his unit rate?

Back

6 miles per day.

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A train can travel 1,230 miles in 5 hours. What is the unit rate that the train is traveling per hour?

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246 miles per hour.

Front

Which operation do you use to solve for unit rate?

Back

Division.

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How do you calculate a unit rate from a ratio?

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Divide the numerator by the denominator.

Front

What is the unit rate of 50 apples for 5 baskets?

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10 apples per basket.

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If a recipe requires 3 cups of flour for 4 servings, what is the unit rate of flour per serving?

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0.75 cups of flour per serving.

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A cyclist travels 30 miles in 2 hours. What is the unit rate?

Back

15 miles per hour.

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If a car uses 10 gallons of gas to travel 250 miles, what is the unit rate of miles per gallon?

Back

25 miles per gallon.