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Determining Unit Rate Classwork: For each situation, find the unit rate using a proportion. Then write an
equation & circle the Constant of Proportionality.
Situation
Proportion
Unit Rate
480 miles in 15 days
mi/day
3 hours for $15
$/hour
10 lbs. of oranges for $3.90
$/lb.
630 desks:18 rooms
desks/room
16 gal of gasoline : 320 mi
mi/gal
1
4
7
hour : 8 miles
mi/hr.
1
23 hours of jogging:3 hours of
walking
hrs. of walking/hr.
of jogging
2
3
1
page: 2 minute
pages/min
Equation
Situation
Proportion
Unit Rate
Equation
2380 words in 35 min
words/min
1
3 3 hours reading: 4 hours doing
math
hrs of math/ hr of
reading
1
22 lbs. of banana for $1.50
$/lb
For each situation, determine the better buy by finding the unit rate using a proportion. Then write an equation &
circle the Constant of Proportionality.
Situation
$2.88 for 3 dozen binder clips
$5.40 for 72 binder clips
$18.56 for 14.5 gallons of gas
$23.25 for 18.6 gallons of gas
Unit Rate
Equation
Better Buy