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Unit Rate With Fractions Notes

To find a unit rate: 1. Identify the numerator and denominator 2. Divide the numerator by the denominator 3. Express the unit rate as the first unit per the second unit Some examples show finding the unit rate of messages per hour, packages per minute, cups of water per batch of brownies, gallons of paint per gate, and steaks per hour. Complex fractions can be converted to simpler forms using the least common factor before dividing.

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Unit Rate With Fractions Notes

To find a unit rate: 1. Identify the numerator and denominator 2. Divide the numerator by the denominator 3. Express the unit rate as the first unit per the second unit Some examples show finding the unit rate of messages per hour, packages per minute, cups of water per batch of brownies, gallons of paint per gate, and steaks per hour. Complex fractions can be converted to simpler forms using the least common factor before dividing.

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Unit

Rate with Fractions



Notes
To find the unit rate:
1.  Determine what is the first quantity (numerator) and
what is the second quantity (denominator)
*look for clues like “how many miles per hour”*
2. Divide the first amount by the second amount
3. Write the unit rate as # (first unit) per (second unit)

Example: If Mr. Rojas sends 34 text messages in 4 hours,


how many messages does he send per hour?
34 messages
à 34 ÷ 4 = 8.5
4 hours
He sends 8.5 messages per hour
Jose can deliver 34 packages in 2 hours. What is his
rate, in packages per minute?

34 packages ÷ 2 = 17 packages per hour

17 packages ÷ 60 minutes = 0.2833333…


0.2833333… = 0.28
Jose can deliver 0.28 packages per minute
Unit Rates with Fractions

If you are dividing two fraction unit rates (with a complex


fraction) remember to KCF

Practice: Manny uses ⅔ cup of water every ¼ batch of


brownies. How many cups does Manny use per batch?

⅔ cup
⅔ ÷ ¼ ⅔ Ÿ 4/1 = 8/3 = 2 ⅔
¼ batch

Manny uses 2 ⅔ cups of water per batch of brownies


If ⅓ of a gallon of paint covers ⅕ of a gate, then
how many gallons of paint are needed to cover
the entire gate?

⅓÷ ⅕ =

⅓ Ÿ 5/1 =
5/
3= 1⅔

1 ⅔ gallons of paint are needed to cover the entire
fence.
Emeril can grill 6/7 of a steak in 3/14 of an hour. How
many steaks can he grill in a full hour?

He can grill 4 steaks per hour

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