Finding Unit Rates

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Objective

I can use division to solve for unit rates in real-world problems.

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Warm-up video

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

Define "unit rate" in your own words.

2

Explain why the order of the values in the fractional ratio is important when solving unit rate problems.

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

A store sells 7 oranges for $3.50. What is the cost per orange? A train traveled 240 miles in 3 hours. How many miles did the train travel per hour? A factory produced 500 toys in 5 days. How many toys did the factory produce per day?

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