Lesson 7-2 Pages 292-295
Rates
Lesson Check 7-1
What you will learn!
How to determine unit
rates.
Rate
Unit rate
What you really need to know!
A ratio that compares
two quantities with
different units is
called a rate.
What you really need to know!
When a rate is
simplified so that it
has a denominator of
1 unit, it is called a
unit rate.
What you really need to know!
A Unit Rate is found
by dividing by the
denominator!
Example 1:
Julia read 52 pages in 2
hours. What is the
average number of pages
she read per hour?
52 pages 26 pages

2 hours
1hour
Example 2:
Write 440 miles in 8
hours as a unit rate
in miles per hour.
440 miles 55 miles

8 hours
1hour
Example 3:
Find the unit price per can if
it costs $3 for 6 cans of soda.
Round to the nearest
hundredth if necessary.
$3
$.50

6cans 1can
Example 4:
The costs of
different sizes
of orange juice
are shown in
the table.
Which
container costs
the least per
ounce?
Amount Total Cost
16 oz $1.28
32 oz $1.92
64 oz $2.56
96 oz $4.80
Amount
Total Cost
16 oz
32 oz
64 oz
96 oz
$1.28
$1.92
$2.56
$4.80
$1.28 $0.08

16oz
1oz
$1.92 $0.06

32oz
1oz
$2.56 $0.04

64oz
1oz
64 oz
$4.80 $0.05

96oz
1oz
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Guided Practice
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examples!
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