Save pennies on your peanuts. Scholars first examine a picture of a supermarket display showing salted peanuts sold by the pound and by the bag. They apply the idea of unit rate to determine which is cheaper.

Concepts

rates, unit rates

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have the class research costs of items at a local supermarket
  

Classroom Considerations

• Scholars must have experience with unit rates
• Assumes pupils know how to identify underlying assumptions
  

Pros

• Provides teacher notes for the activity
  

Cons

• Some of the information in the pictures is difficult to see
  

Common Core

6.RP.A.2 6.RP.A.3.a