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Practice Set · Part 1

Understand Rates and Unit Rates

Pick up where we left off

Name: Date: Group:

Where we left off

Our goal: With my small group, I can find a unit rate to compare prices and decide the better buy — one step at a time, with support.

The big idea: To find a unit rate, divide the total cost by the number of items. A unit rate that gives a cost is called a unit price, and the lower unit price is the better buy.

Model to copy — Watch me

  1. Booth A charges $3 for 5 games. I want the cost for just 1 game.
  2. I divide the cost by the games: $3 ÷ 5 = $0.60.
  3. So Booth A costs $0.60 per game. That is the unit rate.
  4. Because this unit rate is money for one item, it has its own name: it is the unit price.
  5. Now I can compare this booth's unit price fairly with any other booth's.

Start here

You did these with your group. Now do them on your own — the model above is yours to copy.

  1. 1

    Same stepsFinish what the group started. Use the model above, step for step.

    Let's try together: A booth charges $4 for 8 games. What do we divide? We divide cost by games: $4 ÷ 8 = ? What is the unit price, the cost for just 1 game? ($0.50 per game.)

    My first step is ___ , because the problem asks for ___ .

    Show your work
  2. 2

    Warm restartA bag holds 4 red marbles and 6 blue marbles. Write the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles in simplest form.

    1. A2:3
    2. B3:2
    3. C4:10
    4. D10
  3. 3

    Warm restartWhat does the ratio 3:1 mean in words?

    1. AFor every 3 of the first amount there is 1 of the second
    2. BThe first amount is 3 more than the second
    3. CThere are 4 things altogether
    4. DThe two amounts are equal
  4. 4

    Warm restartA bowl holds 4 apples and 6 oranges. What is the ratio of apples to the TOTAL pieces of fruit?

    1. A4:10
    2. B4:6
    3. C10:4
    4. D6:10
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Understand Rates and Unit Rates

Keep going

You answered these out loud. Now write them.

Answer, then say how you know — the reason is the part that counts.

  1. 5

    Think it throughWhat is the unit rate for the small bag?

    1. A$0.75 per cup
    2. B$0.70 per cup
    3. C$1.33 per cup
    4. D$2.25 per cup

    Why is that the answer?

    I chose ___ because ___ .

  2. 6

    Think it throughWhat is the unit rate for the large bag?

    1. A$0.70 per cup
    2. B$0.75 per cup
    3. C$1.43 per cup
    4. D$5.60 per cup

    How do you know?

    I chose ___ because ___ .

  3. 7

    Think it throughWhich size is the better deal, and why?

    1. AThe large bag, because $0.70 per cup is less than $0.75 per cup
    2. BThe small bag, because $2.25 is less than $5.60
    3. CThe small bag, because it has fewer cups
    4. DThey are the same deal

    Explain your thinking.

    I chose ___ because ___ .

  4. 8

    Back to the modelHow does finding the unit rate help you compare the booths?

    The best deal is Booth ___ because its unit rate of ___ per game is the ___.

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Words and reasoning

Word bank · Banco de palabras

Rates and Unit Rates (Tasas y tasas unitarias)Rate (Tasa)Unit Rate (Tasa unitaria)Per (Por)Ratio (Razón)Unit price (Precio unitario)Better Buy (Mejor compra)Divide (Dividir)

Use the words

Fill each blank with a word from the bank.

Explain the thinking

  1. 9

    Find the mistakeAnother student made this exact mistake in this lesson. Explain why it is wrong, then write what they should have done.

    The mistake: A common mistake in Rates and Unit Rates is comparing total costs instead of unit rates: a student sees Pack X at $4.
  2. 10

    Say moreHow did you find the cost per game (the unit rate) for each booth, and what did you divide?

    The unit rate is ___ per one ___.

  3. 11

    Change one numberGo back to Part 1 and pick one problem you already solved. Change one number in it, then solve your new version. Show every step.

    If ___ changed to ___ , then ___ .

    Show your work
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Show what you know

Last check

These two come from Lesson 3.1. If they are shaky, that is the lesson to revisit — not this one.

  1. 12

    Show what you knowQuick check — you've got this: A store sells 6 pencils for $1.50 and 10 pencils for $2.80. Which is the better buy?

    1. A6 for $1.50 — $0.25 each
    2. B10 for $2.80 — $0.28 each
    3. CThey cost the same per pencil
    4. DNot enough information

    Explain your choice.

    I know it is ___ because ___ .

  2. 13

    From Lesson 3.1Quick check — you've got this: A bag of trail mix contains 8 peanuts and 5 raisins. What is the ratio of raisins to total pieces?

    1. A5:13
    2. B8:5
    3. C5:8
    4. D13:5
  3. 14

    From Lesson 3.1With 15 mains and 10 sides, what is the ratio of mains to TOTAL dishes?

    1. A3 to 5
    2. B3 to 2
    3. C15 to 10
    4. D2 to 5

Be honest — this tells your teacher what to do next

I can…Not yetGetting thereGot it
I can find a unit rate to compare prices and decide the better buy — one step at a time, with support.
I can explain why it works: To find a unit rate, divide the total cost by the number of items…
I can talk through each step out loud using a sentence frame and the lesson's key words.

One question I want to ask my group next time