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Get Ready: Ratio and Rate Problem Solving

Rate problems often need the amount per one — the unit rate. Finding it is just division, and using it is multiplication. Warm up your division and multiplication facts and word problems get easy.

Readiness Pre-Lesson Unit 3 · Lesson 7 Builds toward 6.RP.3
Why this matters for Lesson 3-7: Rate problems often need the amount per one — the unit rate. Finding it is just division, and using it is multiplication. Warm up your division and multiplication facts and word problems get easy.
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Words First · Review before the lesson

Words to Know First

These are words you'll need to already know to follow this lesson — not the new words the lesson teaches. Review each one, its meaning, and the example so the new lesson makes sense from the start.

divide

Level 1 To split a number into equal groups.

Example: 24 ÷ 6 = 4.

multiply

Level 1 To add the same number many times to find a total.

Example: 7 × 3 = 21.

equal groups

Level 1 Groups that each have the same number of things.

Example: Share 10 candies into 2 equal groups: each kid gets 5.

skip count

Level 1 To count by jumping the same amount each time.

Example: Skip count by 3: 3, 6, 9.

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Quick Check · 1 minute

Are the basics warm?

These check the skills you'll need for this lesson — not the new lesson itself. Answer all 3, then press Show my path. No grade — it just suggests where to start.

1. What is 24 ÷ 6?

2. What is 7 × 3?

3. 10 candies shared equally by 2 kids. Each kid gets…?

🧱 Start at Level 0. A few basics need warming up — that's totally fine. When you open the lesson, choose Level 0 · Most support.
🛠️ Start at Level 1. You've got the idea. Open the lesson at Level 1 · Support.
🚀 Start at Level 2. Your basics are strong — jump straight in at Level 2 · Stretch.
⚠️ Answer all the questions first, then press Show my path.

🎉 You're ready!

Vocabulary previewed and basics checked. Time to start the lesson.

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