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Unit 3 · Standard 6.AT.2

🔑 Understand Rates and Unit Rates — Vocab Explorer

Lesson 3-2 · Learn the words, then practice them

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Illustration of Rates and Unit Rates: A rate compares different units; a unit rate compares a quantity to 1 unit.
Rates and Unit Rates

ES Tasas y tasas unitarias

A rate compares different units; a unit rate compares a quantity to 1 unit.

Una tasa compara unidades diferentes; una tasa unitaria compara una cantidad con 1 unidad.

Illustration of Rate: A ratio comparing two amounts with different units, like miles per hour.
Rate

ES Tasa

A ratio comparing two amounts with different units, like miles per hour.

Una razón que compara dos cantidades con unidades distintas, como millas por hora.

Illustration of Unit Rate: A rate for just 1 of something, like cost for 1 item.
Unit Rate

ES Tasa unitaria

A rate for just 1 of something, like cost for 1 item.

Una tasa para solo 1 de algo, como el precio de 1 artículo.

Illustration of Per: For each one. Example: 5 dollars per book.
Per

ES Por

For each one. Example: 5 dollars per book.

Por cada uno. Ejemplo: 5 dólares por libro.

Illustration of Ratio: A way to compare two amounts, like 3 to 2.
Ratio

ES Razón

A way to compare two amounts, like 3 to 2.

Una manera de comparar dos cantidades, como 3 a 2.

Illustration of Unit price: A unit rate that gives the cost of exactly 1 item, like $0.60 per game.
Unit price

ES Precio unitario

A unit rate that gives the cost of exactly 1 item, like $0.60 per game.

Una tasa unitaria que da el costo de exactamente 1 artículo, como $0.60 por juego.

Illustration of Better Buy: The choice that costs less for each item.
Better Buy

ES Mejor compra

The choice that costs less for each item.

La opción que cuesta menos por cada artículo.

Illustration of Divide: Splitting a total into equal groups.
Divide

ES Dividir

Splitting a total into equal groups.

Repartir un total en grupos iguales.

Illustration of Constant: A speed, price, or rate that stays the same.
Constant

ES Constante

A speed, price, or rate that stays the same.

Una velocidad, un precio o una tasa que se mantiene igual.

Illustration of Total price: What the whole package costs, not the cost of one item.
Total price

ES Precio total

What the whole package costs, not the cost of one item.

Lo que cuesta el paquete completo, no el costo de un solo artículo.

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③ Fill in the blank

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Word bank
Rates and Unit RatesRateUnit RatePerRatioUnit priceBetter BuyDivideConstantTotal price
  1. 1A rate compares different units; a compares a quantity to exactly 1 unit.
  2. 2A ratio that compares two quantities with different units is a .
  3. 3A rate that tells the cost or amount for one unit is a .
  4. 4The word that means 'for each one' is .
  5. 5A comparison of two quantities is a .
  6. 6A unit rate that tells the cost of one item is the .
  7. 7The option with the lower unit rate, costing less per item, is the .
  8. 8To find a unit rate, I the price by the number of units.
  9. 9A rate that never changes is .
  10. 10The cost of the whole package is the .

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Pick one word and finish the sentence in your own words.

A is .