Rate Word Problems
Math
Rate: A rate is a special type of ratio that describes the comparison by division of two quantities with different units.
Example: total miles per hours, total meters per seconds.
Rate is the ratio between two quantities with different units.
Rate tells how quickly one quantity changes in relation to another quantity.
Rate is the ratio between two quantities with different units.
A type of rate where the denominator or second quantity in the ratio is always 1 unit.
A unit rate has a compound unit sample compound units for Unit Rates.
The unit rate describes the amount per one, or the rate when the denominator is one.
Ex.
miles per hour
meters per second
liters per day
Identify the ratios that are associated with conversions between feet, inches, and yards.
12 inches = _______ foot;
the ratio of inches to feet is _______
1 foot = ___________ inches;
the ratio of feet to inches is ______