What Is a Unit Rate? How Much for Just ONE
I can find a unit rate — the amount for exactly one of something.
📘 Word Bank + Sentence Frames
rateunit rateperdividefor one
"Per" means "for one."
- To find a unit rate, divide so the second number becomes 1.
- Frame: "That is ____ per one ____."
👀 See It: A Worked Example
3 apples cost $6. How much is one apple?
$6 ÷ 3 apples = $2 per apple
The unit rate is $2 per 1 apple. We made the second amount equal to 1.
✏️ Your Turn
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1. A car goes 120 miles in 2 hours. What is the unit rate (miles per hour)?
2. 4 notebooks cost $12. What is the price per notebook?
3. To find a unit rate, what do you do?
💬 Explain Your Thinking
Show how you found one of the unit rates above:
"I divided blank ÷ blank = blank. So the unit rate is blank per one blank."