1. Warm Up
A rocket rises 12 miles in 3 minutes. What is the rocket’s speed in feet per minute?

2. Converting Rates (continued)
Objective: By the end of today’s lesson, you will be able to convert rates using repeated multiplication and dimensional analysis

3. Classwork
In Assigned Groups: Work on the rates and converting rates worksheet.

4. Classwork Solutions

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7. Converting Rates
When converting rates, we are not limited to the number of times we can multiply the rate by “one.”

8. Example
A bullet is fired from a gun at a speed of 1500 feet per second. What is this speed in mph?

9. Example
A skydiver falls at a speed of 87 feet per second. Convert this rate to yards per minute.

10. Example
A cheetah ran 100 yards in 2.92 seconds. What was his speed in mph?

11. Example
5 quarts of water leaked from a pool in 45 minutes. What is the leaking rate in gallons per day?

12. Homework
Work on the converting rates worksheet.