Unit rates are about the amount for 1 unit.

We use Ratio Tables to help solve for rates.
Our Ratio table looks like a tic-tac-toe table.

We MUST label our table to know where to put our information

Ex. Bob drives 100 miles in 5 hours. How many miles does he travel every hour?

Now we fill in the information that is given.

Bob drives 100 miles in 5 hours. How many miles does he travel every hour?

Once we have entered what was given we need to see what the question is asking us.

Ex. Bob drives 100 miles in 5 hours. How many miles does he travel every hour?

Ask yourself, is the problem asking how many hours it takes for 1 mile or how many miles for 1 hour???????

If you said how many miles for 1 hour, you are correct!

So now we enter that into our Ratio Table.

The x is the unknown. This is what we are solving for.

To solve for x, we multiply 100 and 1. Then divide by the number left over which is 5.

We end up with x = 20.

So Bob drives 20 miles per hour.

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