At this rate, you'll learn about rates in no time. An instructional YouTube video first shows how to determine unit rates. It then provides and solves two examples of real-world problems involving unit rates and pricing.

Concepts

rates, ratios, unit rates

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Challenge the class to research prices from a local supermarket and create problems for classmates to solve
  

Classroom Considerations

• Note that the video references a previous video on ratios
• Learners should be familiar with using ratio tables and double number line diagrams
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Shows several different methods to solve rate problems
• Graphics and tables, while hand drawn, are easy to interpret
  

Cons

• Does not provide solutions to practice problems
  

Common Core

6.RP.A.2 6.RP.A.3.b