The second number in a unit rate is usually 1, although it can be the first.
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Unit rate, slope, and rate of change are different names for the same thing. Unit rates and slopes (if they are constant) are the same thing as a constant rate of change.
With unit rates there is only one number that needs to be remembered for the conversion factor.
There are at least two different types of annuity rates depending on your location.
When rates are expressed as a quantity of 1, such as 2 feet per second or 5 miles per hour, they are called unit rates. If you have a multiple-unit rate such as 120 students for every 3 buses, and want to find the single-unit rate, write a ratio equal to the multiple-unit rate with 1 as the second term.
Unit conversions express an amount in a different unit