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When you tell someone about your trip, he doesn't want to hear that you stayed on the
interstate most of the time and maintained 58 miles per 47 minutes, and that the car
averaged almost 19.5 miles per 83 ounces. It's a lot easier to say, easier to understand,
and easier to compare, if you reference your results to hours and gallons.
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How are rates and unit rates different?
The second number in a unit rate is usually 1, although it can be the first.
Why are rates usually written as unit rates?
With unit rates there is only one number that needs to be remembered for the conversion factor.
What is the relationship between unit rates slopes and constant rate of change?
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.
What are examples that are not unit rate?
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.
When a rate is written as money per item a unit rate is called?
Unit price
How can a rate be written as a unit rate?
Unit Rates ... Is the rate for one unit of a given quantity. Unit means one .
How are rates and unit rates different?
The second number in a unit rate is usually 1, although it can be the first.
How are unit rates and rates alike?
Unit rates are a special type of rates: those where the numerator or, more usually the denominator, of the rate is 1.
Why do you think rates are usually written as unit rates?
A rate is a ratio of two quantities: miles per hour, calories per cookie, dollars per person, ... a unit rate just specifies the units (miles, hours) of the two quantities.
Why are rates usually written as unit rates?
With unit rates there is only one number that needs to be remembered for the conversion factor.
What is unit rate in math?
A unit rate is a rate in which the second number (usually written as the denominator) is 1, or 1 of a quantity
What are some examples of unit rates?
Unit rate is a rate with a denominator of one unit. :) :) :)
A unit rate is a rate whose denominator is What?
For one form of unit rates it is 1.
What makes a unit rate different from other rates?
a unit rate is when it is in simplest form
What is a mathematical unit rate?
A unit rate is a rate that has a denominator of 1. Examples of unit rates include unit cost, gas, mileage and speed
What is the relationship between unit rates slopes and constant rate of change?
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.
What is a mathematical rate?
A unit rate is a rate that has a denominator of 1. Examples of unit rates include unit cost, gas, mileage and speed
