Essential Question: Describe how you would find the unit rate of a bowl of
m&m’s that contained 36 red m&m’s and 12 blue m&m’s.
Unit
Rates
Essential Question: Describe how you would find the unit rate of a bowl of
m&m’s that contained 36 red m&m’s and 12 blue m&m’s.
VOCABULARY
RATE: If the numbers being compared are in different units, then it is
a rate. 25 miles in 5 hours is a rate because miles and hours are
different types of units.
UNIT RATE: A rate with 1 as the numerator or denominator. John
runs 5 miles per 1 hour OR Sally cooks 1 pizza in 2 hours.
RATIO: A comparison of two numbers. A ratio can be written in three
different ways…For every three boys in class there are five girls.
3/5 3 to 5 3:5
PROPORTION: An equation that states that two ratios are equal.
Essential Question: Describe how you would find the unit rate of a bowl of
m&m’s that contained 36 red m&m’s and 12 blue m&m’s.
How to solve Unit Rates
Essential Question: Describe how you would find the unit rate of a bowl of
m&m’s that contained 36 red m&m’s and 12 blue m&m’s.
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Essential Question: Describe how you would find the unit rate of a bowl of
m&m’s that contained 36 red m&m’s and 12 blue m&m’s.
How to solve Unit Rate Word Problems
Essential Question: Describe how you would find the unit rate of a bowl of
m&m’s that contained 36 red m&m’s and 12 blue m&m’s.
THINK / PAIR / SHARE
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Step 1 – Spend 20 seconds thinking silently about the
Essential Question.
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Step 2 – Spend 30 seconds pairing up with your learning
partner.
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Step 3 – Volunteer to share your answer with the class…
Volunteers will receive a Goodybuck.
Essential Question: Describe how you would find the unit rate of a bowl of
m&m’s that contained 36 red m&m’s and 12 blue m&m’s.
iPAD EXIT TICKET
Essential Question: Describe how you would find the unit rate of a bowl of
m&m’s that contained 36 red m&m’s and 12 blue m&m’s.
GIST:
Then write 3-4 sentences to answer the GIST Summary E.Q.
Essential Question: Describe how you would find the unit rate of a bowl of
m&m’s that contained 36 red m&m’s and 12 blue m&m’s.
Assignment –Shoot For The Stars
30 seconds
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I got this! I know how to do this AND I could
even teach it to somebody else.
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I think I know this, but I need more practice.
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I am clueless! I have no idea what to do.