Unit Rates
Rate Rates are used every day. People use them at work: 40 hours a week or when they earn interest annually at a bank. When rates are expressed as a quantity of 1, they are called united rates: Unit Rate A unit rate is a rate where the second amount is 1 unit. Example 1 30 passengers on 2 buses = x passengers per bus Divide: 30 ÷ 2 = 15 15 passengers per bus Example 2 33 kilometers in 3 hours = x kilometers per hour Divide: 33 ÷ 3 = 11 11 kilometers per hour Example 3 55 flowers in 11 vases = x flowers per vase Divide: 55 ÷ 11 = 5 5 flowers per vase