Get Unit Rate Puzzle

We can find the unit rate when given a rate by dividing the unit in the numerator by the quantity in the denominator. For example, if we are given the rate $4.50/5 gallons of milk, we can divide 4.50 by 5 to find the unit price, which is dollars per one gallon of milk.

Example 1: If Sue drives 45 minutes at 80 miles per hour, how far does she travel? Example 2: If Sue drives 200 miles at 80 miles per hour, how long does it take her? Example 3: If Sue drives 200 miles in 4 hours at a steady pace, how fast is she traveling?

Step 1: Rewrite the rate from the word problem as a fraction. Step 2: Divide the numerator by the denominator. Step 3: Write the final unit rate. Units will be written as "numerator units per denominator unit".

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Examples of common unit rates include miles per hour as a speed, miles per gallon for energy usage and megabits per second for internet speeds.

In a unit rate, the denominator is always 1. So, to find unit rate, divide the denominator with the numerator in a way that the denominator becomes 1. For example, if 50km is covered in 5.5 hours, the unit rate will be 50km/5.5 hours = 9.09 km/hour.

A unit rate means a rate for one of something. We write this as a ratio with a denominator of one. For example, if you ran 70 yards in 10 seconds, you ran on average 7 yards in 1 second. Both of the ratios, 70 yards in 10 seconds and 7 yards in 1 second, are rates, but the 7 yards in 1 second is a unit rate.