Write as a unit rate . $600 in 5 weeks
You rename the rate such that either the numerator, or the denominator is 1. It is usually the denominator, but can be the numerator.
Divide 54 words by 3 minutes to obtain this unit rate, 18 words per minute.
555/6 = 92.5 per chair.
Scale the fraction up or down so that the denominator is 1.
a unit rate
A unit rate means a rate for one of something. We write this as a ratio with a denominator of one.
450miles in 3hours and 45min
Write as a unit rate . $600 in 5 weeks
Usually you calculate a "unit rate" by dividing two numbers. In this case, if you divide the number of gallons by the number of months, you get a rate of "gallons per month". If you divide the other way round, you would get "months per gallon".
You rename the rate such that either the numerator, or the denominator is 1. It is usually the denominator, but can be the numerator.
Write each rate as a unit rate 70 miles in 2 hours
A rate of measurement is the number of measurements made per unit of time.
It depends on what unit you want. The answer can be 327 per month, or 3924 in 1 year.
57 mph
Divide 54 words by 3 minutes to obtain this unit rate, 18 words per minute.
For people who are not familiar with fractions it is easier to compare them in the form of unit rates.