Unit 4 · Standard 6.RP.2
Rates and Unit Rates Flagship
Arcade Builder Mission
Best Booth in the Arcade
You are the new operations manager at NeonPlex Arcade. Two ticket booths are competing for players — Booth A charges $3 for 5 games, Booth B charges $5 for 8 games. Players want the best deal, and your job is to crown the winning booth by mastering unit rates.
My Notes Level 1 Support Level 2 Standard Level 3 Enrichment
Today's objectives
Content Objective: I can find a unit rate to compare prices and decide the better buy.
Language Objective: I can explain my choice using the words rate, unit rate, per, and better buy.
📖 See Learn It for the explanation and worked examples, and the Vocab tab for the words. These are your notes to fill in and keep.
✏️ Fill in each blank as we go. Use the Word Bank to help you.
👆 Tap any word to see what it means and a picture.
Level 3: try the blanks from memory first, then check the bank.
- 1A ratio that compares two quantities with different units is a .
- 2A rate that tells the cost or amount for one unit is a .
- 3The word that means 'for each one' is .
- 4A comparison of two quantities is a .
- 5The option with the lower unit rate, costing less per item, is the .
- 6To find a unit rate, I the price by the number of units.
Reflect — Exit Ticket
A store sells 6 pencils for $1.50 and 10 pencils for $2.80. Which is the better buy?
- 6 for $1.50 — $0.25 each
- 10 for $2.80 — $0.28 each
- They cost the same per pencil
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