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Ratey the Math Cat, Class 5. page 1
Ratey the Math Cat
Opening Jingle:
“It’s Ratey the math cat, that cat
who’s great with rates. Meowwww.”
Shopper: [scratches head] Hmmm.
How much does this fish cost?
Grocery store:
Ratey: [busts out from the case]
Mmmmm, fish.
Ratey: The fish costs $3 PER pound,
(onscreen text)
$3 Per 1 lb.
(
Ratey: …That’s
$6 dollars for
every 2 pounds.
(onscreen text)
$6 For 2 lbs.
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Ratey the Math Cat, Class 5. page 2
Shopper: Ugh. Thanks, Ratey.
Jeanne: [off-camera voice] Turn off
the shower! You’re wasting water.
Logan: OK.
Shower:
Ratey: [Ratey pops up with a shower
cap. Logan squeals…] She’s right!
Water flows through that
showerhead at…
… 3 gallons PER minute!...
(Onscreen text)
per
…You’ve been showering for 10
minutes… that’s 30 gallons of water
down the drain.
(Onscreen text)
10 min.
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Ratey the Math Cat, Class 5. page 3
Logan: “Get out of the shower.”
Ratey: You’re eating …
At table:
…1 apple PER person…
(Onscreen text)
per
…5 apples, 5 people!
Ratey: $10 PER…
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Ratey the Math Cat, Class 5. page 4
…lawn mowed…
(Onscreen text)
$10 per
…at 5 lawns in the neighborhood,
that’s 50 bucks.
(Onscreen text)
$50 for
Ratey: Meow. Four commercials PER
commercial break.
(Onscreen text)
per break
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Ratey the Math Cat, Class 5. page 5
Ratey: Meow. Half a gallon of milk
PER week.
(Onscreen text)
Per
…That’s 1 gallon of milk every 2
weeks.
(Onscreen text)
For
Ratey: Two hours of gameplay PER
day,…
(Onscreen text)
per day
…that’s 14 hours PER week.
(Onscreen text)
14hr per
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Ratey the Math Cat, Class 5. page 6
Ratey: Only 3 windows cleaned PER
hour?
(Onscreen text)
per hour
Pam: Ah man… we still have 100
miles to go!
James: [to passenger]. We’ll get
there soon. I’m driving 50.
Ratey [cat]: “Meow. You’re not
going 50!...
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Ratey the Math Cat, Class 5. page 7
…You are going 50 miles PER hour….
(onscreen text)
50 mi per 1 hour
…That means you’ll go 100 miles in
TWO hours.
(onscreen text)
100 mi in hour
Pam: Is that your cat?
James: [Annoyed] It’s Ratey,… the
math cat…”
Ratey: … Oh, 1 mile marker PER mile.
Pam: We have two hours in the car
with him?
James: Maybe I’ll kick it up to 70.
Ratey: Meow.
Jingle:
“It’s Ratey the math cat, that cat
who’s great with rates. Meowwww.”
Math Snacks are supported by
the National Science Foundation
under Grant No. 0918794. Any
opinions, findings, and
conclusions or recommendations
are those of the author(s) and do
not necessarily reflect the views
of the National Science
Foundation.