Finding Unit Rates with Proportions

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Lesson Objective






Do Now

























By the end of the lesson, we will be able to ____________________________________

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(AZ-7.RP.A.1) Compute unit rates associated with ratios of fractions, including ratios of lengths, areas and other quantities measured in like or
different units.

Quiz Review

Write a corresponding proportion for each of the word problems.

Proportions
4. A college has a student to teacher ratio of 30 to 2. If there are 170 teachers at the
college, how many students attend the college?






9. Jackson Middle School has 4 students in choir for every 1 student in band. If there are
60 students in band, how many students are in choir?


Sample Unit Rate Problem
The price of gasoline has risen steadily over the past six months. Half a year ago, the
price per gallon was $2.90. Now, the price per gallon is approximately $3.50. What is
the rate of change in the price of gas over the past six months?


Gas has risen $.10 PER month


Thats because the price of gas has gone up $.60 (3.50-2.90) and that change has
taken place over a time period of 6 months



Finding Unit Rates with Proportions
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Essential Vocabulary










Teacher Model

Lets look at the four examples. Read the problems and notice that the answer can be found by
writing a proportion. There are other ways as well. Be sure to label your answer as a rate.

1. Example 1








2. Example 2













Vocabulary Term Teacher-Provided Definition Visual


Unit Rate


Rate of
Change

Unit Rates in Word Problems






A _________ expressed with a quantity of ________

The process of describing how one ____________

changes in relation to ____________ quantity

Charles sells magazine subscriptions. Today
he has worked for eight hours and sold a total
of fifty-six subscriptions. How many magazine
subscriptions does he sell per hour?

At time = 0 seconds, a bird is at a height of
400 feet. At time = 10 seconds, the bird is at a
height of 800 feet. What is the rate of change
in altitude with respect to time?
Carmen needed new shirts for school. She
bought a total of 3 shirts for $48. What is the
unit rate for cost of each shirt?
Michael is an avid reader. Yesterday he
bought ten books for a total of $30. What is
the cost per book?

Finding Unit Rates with Proportions
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Guided Practice







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Practice A. A family went on vacation and forgot to get a dog-sitter. They left a whole
bag of dog food that weighed 50 pounds and were gone for four days. When the family
returned there were 14 pounds of dog food left. What is the unit rate in pounds per day?








Practice B. The price of gasoline has risen steadily over the past six months. Half a
year ago, the price per gallon was $2.90. Now, the price per gallon is approximately
$3.50. What is the rate of change in the price of gas over the past six months?








Practice C. Melissa collects magnets for her fridge. She had 10 when she started
counting and after six months her total had risen to 34. At what rate did Melissas
magnet collection grow?





Steps: Finding Unit Rate


1. Write a proportion with the given ratio as the first ratio

2. Set the proportion equal to a ratio where the desired unit is set to 1

3. Use mental math or cross multiplying (creating an equation) to solve


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Rate of Change in Tables

Look at the information in the tables to assess the rate of change. Write a proportion.

1. At what rate do gas prices rise per year?








2. At what rate does the price of movie tickets rise per year?








3. A plane takes off from an airport. The chart below shows how far away the plane
has traveled after h hours. At what rate is the plane traveling?









4. A plane takes off from an airport. The chart below shows how far away the plane
has traveled after h hours. At what rate is the plane traveling?







Year 2001 2002 2003 2044 2005
Price $4.05 $4.17 $4.29 $4.41 $4.53

Year 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Price $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 $4.00 $4.50

Miles
traveled
50 300 550 800 1050
Hours
in flight
0 1 2 3 4

Miles
traveled
100 240 380 520 660
Hours
in flight
0 2 4 6 8

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Rate of Change in Graphs

1. Myrtle drives the same number of miles to and from work each day, as shown on the
graph below. Based on the graph, what is the unit rate of miles driven per day?



2. An ornithologist studies the heartbeats of different birds. One day he looks at the rate
of beats per minute in a parrot and graphs the results. Based on the graph, what is the
unit rate of beats per minute?



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Partner Practice

Write a proportion to solve for the unit rate.

Practice A. A family went on vacation and forgot to get a dog-sitter. They left a whole
bag of dog food that weighed 75 pounds and were gone for six days. When the family
returned there were 27 pounds of dog food left. What is the unit rate in pounds per day?







Practice B. In 2003 gas was considerably cheaper - $1.35. In 2004 they had risen to the
point where the price per gallon was $2.07. What was the rate of change in the price of
gas over the course of those twelve months?







Practice C. Melissa collects magnets for her fridge. She had 8 when she started
counting and after eight months her total had risen to 32. At what rate did Melissas
magnet collection grow?







Practice D. At time = 0 seconds, a bird is at a height of 100 feet. At time = 10 seconds,
the bird is at a height of 400 feet. What is the rate of change in altitude with respect to
time?





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Partner Practice

1. Kevin is driving east on the I-10 in order to visit relatives in Alabama. The graph
below shows the relationship between the distance traveled and the time it takes. At
what rate is Kevin driving?






2. The science club is inflating a model of a hot air balloon. The graph below shows
their progress. At what rate is the diameter of the balloon increasing?