What is the key difference between a rate and a unit rate?

A rate compares quantities with different units, while a unit rate is a rate with a denominator of one, showing the amount per one unit.

Sarah drove 150 miles in 3 hours. What was her speed in miles per hour? Show your work.

50 miles per hour. Divide 150 miles by 3 hours to get the unit rate.

Name: Understanding Unit Rates
Author: Insta~Lesson

6th Grade · Math · 30 min· 6.rp.a.2

I can understand the concept of a unit rate a/b associated with a ratio a:b.

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Rates compare and show the relationship between quantities with different units.
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A unit rate is a rate with a denominator of one; it shows per one unit.
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To find a unit rate, divide the denominator to equal one; whatever you do to the bottom, you must do to the top.

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