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Understanding Unit Rates and Examples

Unit rate is a ratio that compares two quantities with different units, such as miles per hour. It can be calculated using the unit rate formula, which is the ratio between two different quantities with different units (a/b). Some examples of unit rates include time rate, cost price, literacy rate, and population rate. The unit rate formula calculates the rate for any two quantities a and b as a/b. Unit rate is always expressed with the second term as 1, such as 60 seconds per minute. Examples demonstrate calculating unit rates for quantities like bushels of wheat harvested per day and cost per chocolate.

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Understanding Unit Rates and Examples

Unit rate is a ratio that compares two quantities with different units, such as miles per hour. It can be calculated using the unit rate formula, which is the ratio between two different quantities with different units (a/b). Some examples of unit rates include time rate, cost price, literacy rate, and population rate. The unit rate formula calculates the rate for any two quantities a and b as a/b. Unit rate is always expressed with the second term as 1, such as 60 seconds per minute. Examples demonstrate calculating unit rates for quantities like bushels of wheat harvested per day and cost per chocolate.

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IDENTIFY UNIT RATES

A rate is a ratio that compares two different quantities of different units, such as
miles per hour or dollars per ounce. The word per gives a clue that we are dealing
with a rate. The word per can be further replaced by the symbol "/" in problems. A
unit rate is about comparing a quantity to its unit of measure and can be
calculated using the unit rate formula. Let us explore more about it.
What is Unit Rate Formula?

A unit rate that has the denominator as 1, compares a


quantity to the other, which is its unit of measure. If a person
runs three miles in 30 minutes, he runs at a rate of one mile
every 10 minutes. The rate of miles per minute gives the
distance traveled per unit of time. Unit rate is always
expressed as the quantity of 1.
Let's look into some real-time applications of unit rate.

● Time rate: Distance per unit time, average speed (miles/ hour), and
interest (simple or compound) rates
● Cost Price: cost/pound, quantity per cost (20 oz of juice/ 4 dollars), or
for comparing prices.
● Other examples can be the literacy rate, the population, and other rates
which provide specific data
The unit rate formula to calculate the rate for any two
quantities say a and b can be given as,
Unit Rate = Ratio between two different quantities with
different units
= a:b
= a/b
Unit Rate Definition

Unit rate can be defined as the ratio between two


measurements with the second term as 1. It is considered to
be different from a rate, in which a certain number of units of
the first quantity is compared to one unit of the second
quantity. For example, in one minute there are 60 seconds.
Therefore, a unit rate can express be like 60 seconds per
minute. Here, per minute refers to one minute.
Examples Using Unit Rate Formula
Example 1: A farmer harvests 15 acres per day and gets 150
bushels of wheat per acre. Calculate the number of bushels
of wheat he needs to harvest in a day using the unit rate
formula.
Solution:Given:Land harvested = 15 acres
Let a = quantity harvested and b = number of days
To find: Quantity per day
Bushels of wheat harvested per acre = 15 × 150
= 2250 Bushels
Using the unit rate formula: unit rate= a/b,
Bushels of wheat harvested per day = 2250 / 1
= 2250
Therefore, the wheat harvested per day = 2250 Bushels
Example 2: If a shop offers you 15 chocolates for $7.5, what
does the unit cost be?

Solution:
Given:
Price of 15 chocolates = $7.5
To find: cost per chocolate
Let a = cost, b = number of chocolates
Using the unit rate formula: unit rate= a/b,
Per unit cost of chocolates = Cost of chocolates/ Number of
chocolates
= $ 7.5/15
Therefore, the per-unit cost of chocolates = $0.5
Example 3: If a fruit shop offers a dozen blueberries for $24,
calculate the unit rate.
Solution:
Given:
Price of 12 blueberries = $24
Let a = cost and b = dozen
To find: cost per dozen
Using the unit rate formula: unit rate= a/b,
Per unit cost of blueberries = Price of blueberries/Number of
blueberries
= 24/12 = $2
Therefore, the per-unit cost of blueberries = $2

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