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How do you simplify a rate to its unit rate?. In this lesson you will learn to create a unit rate by using a diagram. A unit rate is a rate where a quantity is always being compared to one of another quantity. 1. 30 miles per hour. You ran at a speed of 20 minutes per 2 miles. .
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In this lesson you will learn to create a unit rate by using a diagram.
A unit rate is a rate where a quantity is always being compared to one of another quantity. 1 30 miles per hour
You ran at a speed of 20 minutes per 2 miles. mile per minute 10 minutes per mile!
Annie took 4 minutes to decorate 8 cookies. What is her unit rate of decorating cookies? Minutes 1 1 1 1 = 4 Cookies 2 2 2 2 = 8
Annie decorates 2 cookies per minute. Minutes 1 1 1 1 = 4 Cookies 2 2 2 2 = 8 1 2 Annie takes minute per cookie.
In this lesson you have learned to create a unit rate by using a diagram.
A car travels at a speed of 15 miles in 5 hours. What are its unit rates of speed?
It took Charles 4 minutes to decorate the cookies below. Use a diagram to create the two unit rates. • Underneath your diagram, explain the computation you used to create the unit rates.
Cereal A comes in a 24 oz container and costs $3.60. Cereal B costs $2.80 and comes in a 20 oz container. Which cereal is more economical? • Hint: • Create a diagram for each cereal.
George buys 15 oranges for $3. What are the two unit rates for this scenario? Kelly ices four cupcakes in one minute. What is the other unit rate for this scenario?