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Mathematics (Grade 7)

Ratio and Proportional Relationships

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Ratio and Proportional Relationships: Understanding Unit Rate

Unit Rates with Fractions (Fraction ÷ Whole)

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Unit Rates with Fractions (Fraction ÷ Whole)
Introduction

Unit rates involving fractions happen when a fractional amount is shared or compared per one unit. These situations are common in cooking, budgeting, and me...

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Ava pours three-fourths of a gallon of smoothie into three identical bottles for her friends. Now she wonders: how much of the gallon goes into each bottle?

To answer that, she needs to find a unit rate that tells how much smoothie goes into one bottle.

In this case, Ava divides three-fourths of a gallon by 3 bottles.

Dividing ...

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