Rates and Unit rate

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​Reviewing prior knowledge

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Ratio:

A comparison of 2 quantities by division.

Ex: a to b, a:b, a/b

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The number of dogs compared to the number of cats in an apartment complex is represented by the model shown.

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EX: 1 to ​3, 1:3 , 1/3

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​What is a rate?

Is a ratio that compares 2 quantities in different units. finding rates shows how one thing changes in term of another thing. example : If I walk 5 miles in 2 hour, Do you think that I will walk the same miles in 3 hours if I keep the same pace ?

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What is a unit rate?

Rate that has a denominator of 1.​

Pair-Think activity using real world-problem

​with the material that you have in your desk, you have to do the following:

Glue the grocery sale offer on the white sheet

Find the Rate as fraction Remember ​in the top the money and down the quantity​.

Find the Unit Rate and write a complete sentence

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