Calculating unit rates © 2013 Meredith S. Moody 1

Objective: You will be able to…  Explain what a unit rate is in your own words  Calculate various unit rates © 2013 Meredith S. Moody 2

Vocabulary  Unit rate: A ratio that has a denominator of 1  Unit rates are used to find information about a single item in a group  For example, if a dozen apples costs $4.00, how much does 1 apple cost?  The unit rate would be the cost of 1 apple © 2013 Meredith S. Moody 3

Finding unit rates © 2013 Meredith S. Moody 4

Example 1 © 2013 Meredith S. Moody 5

Example 2 © 2013 Meredith S. Moody 6

Pattern  To find a unit rate, you will always divide the numerator of the ratio by the denominator of the ratio © 2013 Meredith S. Moody 7

Guided practice 1 © 2013 Meredith S. Moody 8

Guided practice 2 © 2013 Meredith S. Moody 9

You try! © 2013 Meredith S. Moody 10

You try!  In your own words, write an explanation of a unit rate  Create your own unit rate problem  If you’re having trouble getting started, use a crate of apples  Trade your work with a partner and see if you can solve their unit rate problem! © 2013 Meredith S. Moody 11