Unit Rates

Topics for Today:

Unit rates are useful for comparing different sizes of various items.  Today we defined a rate as a comparison of two quantities that have different units.  In science, we measure speed, which is a rate that compares distance traveled over a certain amount of time.  To find our rate, we divide distance (length measurement) by time.  

Graphic Credit: https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/F-Z-hicodqU0RA/unit-rate

Vocabulary:

ratio, rate, unit rate

Sections Covered in Textbook:

5-2: Unit Rates (pages 246-250)

Resources & Tutorials:

1) What are rates and unit rates?

2) How do you convert a rate to a unit rate?

3) Unit Rates Class Notes