RATIOS, UNIT RATES AND

PROPORTIONS DAY 9
VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
MR. E GRADE 6 MATHEMATICS
CLASS 602/603/604/605
OCTOBER 2, 2014
TODAYS LESSON LINK!
www.tinyurl.com/vscmath4
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HOMEWORK
REVIEW
DO NOW 5 MINUTES
A) LOOK AT THE TABLE ON THE
RIGHT. WHAT RATIO WAS USE TO
MAKE THIS RATIO TABLE?
Water Rice
18 3
30 5
42 7
24 4
B) THE RATIO OF THE NUMBER PENCILS MR. E BUYS TO THE NUMBER OF
PENCILS MR. CAMPBELL BUYS IS 2:3.
IF MR. E BUYS 10 PENCILS, HOW MANY PENCILS DOES MR. CAMPBELL
BUY?
LESSON OVERVIEW
RECENTLY, WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING
AT RATIO TABLES AND FIGURING OUT
WHAT RATIO WAS USED TO MAKE
THIS TABLE?

FINDING THE RATIO THAT WAS USED
TO MAKE A RATIO TABLE CAN HELP
US SOLVE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES
OF QUESTIONS!
TODAY WE WILL LEARN ABOUT A
NEW TOPIC CALLED UNIT RATE.
SIMILAR TO HOW RATIOS COMPARE
TWO THINGS, RATIOS CAN BE
TRANSFORMED INTO WHAT
MATHEMATICIANS CALL UNIT RATE
RATES AND UNIT RATES 4 MINUTES
MR. E WENT TO GAMESTOP TO PURCHASE GAMES FOR VSC MATH
RECOGNITION. THE PRICE WAS $10 FOR EVERY 4 GAMES.
A) HOW MUCH DO 2 GAMES COST? HOW DO YOU KNOW?
B) HOW MUCH DOES 1 GAME COST? HOW DO YOU KNOW?
RATES, UNIT RATES, AND RATE UNITS
RATE A RATIO OF TWO QUANTITIES
UNIT RATE THE UNIT RATE IS THE VALUE OF A RATIO. IT IS THE RATIO YOU
WOULD USE TO CREATE A RATIO TABLE. IT TELLS US THE RATE FOR ONE OF
SOMETHING.
RATE UNIT THE RATE UNIT ARE THE TWO UNITS BEING COMPARED (FOR
EXAMPLE, IF WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW FAST A CAR IS, WE WOULD
COMPARE THE MILES PER HOUR
WELCOME TO UNIT RATES!
HTTP://VSCMATH.BLOGSPOT.COM/2014/09/WELCOME-TO-UNIT-RATESPRICE-RATIOS-
AND.HTML
UNIT PRICE
ON FRIDAY, MR. E WILL GO TO TARGET TO BUY NEW VIDEO GAMES. THEY ARE
HAVING A SALE: $72 FOR 3 VIDEO GAMES. HE BOUGHT 2 GAMES FOR HIMSELF,
AND 1 GAME FOR MR. CAMPBELL. MR. CAMPBELL WANTS TO FIND OUT HOW
MUCH HE OWES MR. E FOR THE 1 GAME.
A) WHAT IS THE UNIT PRICE OF THE VIDEO GAMES?
B) WHAT IS THE RATE UNIT?
UNIT PRICE
PART II
4 VSC TEACHERS DROVE FROM NEW YORK TO CALIFORNIA TO SEE A CONCERT.
THEY EACH DROVE AT A CONSTANT SPEED AND RECORDED THEIR TIMES WHEN
THEY ARRIVED.
Teacher Distance (Miles) Time (Hours)
Mr. Dunne 224 4
Mr. Edusei 339 3
Mr. Buddy 265 5
Ms. Fashusi 456 8
a) What two quantities are being
compared?
b) What is the ratio of the two quantities for each
persons car?
Mr. Dunnes Ratio _____________ Mr. Dunnes Rate ___________

Mr. Eduseis Ratio _____________ Mr. Eduseis Rate ___________

Mr. Buddys Ratio _____________ Mr. Buddys Rate ___________

Ms. Fashushis Ratio _____________ Ms. Fashusis Rate ___________
For each teacher,
circle the unit
rate, and put a
box around the
rate unit.
UNIT PRICE
PART III
A NEW TRACK TEAM IS LOOKING FOR FAST RUNNERS. THE TEAM WANTS TO
RECRUIT A PLAYER THAT CAN RUN AT LEAST 70 FEET PER MINUTE. DANA
DISCOVERED THAT SHE CAN RUN AT A RATE OF 264 FEET IN 4 MINUTES. IS SHE
FAST ENOUGH TO BE RECRUITED FOR THE TEAM? EXPLAIN.
HOMEWORK #10 - UNIT
PRICE
4 VSC TEACHERS DROVE FROM NEW YORK TO ATLANTA TO SEE A PLAY.
THEY EACH DROVE AT A CONSTANT SPEED AND RECORDED THEIR TIMES
WHEN THEY ARRIVED.
Teacher Distance (Miles) Time (Hours)
Mr. Spence 100 5
Ms. Robertson 230 10
Ms. Kemp 236 4
Mr. Campbell 192 8
a) What two quantities are being
compared?
b) What is the ratio of the two quantities for each
persons car?
Mr. Spences Ratio _____________ Mr. Spences Rate ___________

Ms. Robertsons Ratio _____________ Ms. Robertons Rate ___________

Ms. Kemps Ratio _____________ Mr. Kemps Rate ___________

Mr. Campbells Ratio _____________ Mr. Campbells Rate ___________
For each teacher,
circle the unit
rate, and put a
box around the
rate unit.