What is a unit rate?
In your case, what is most important for you to understand is this: If you went into a store and bought 5 sticks of gum for $3.00, what is the unit rate in dollars and cents per 1 stick of gum?
So you have to divide $3.00/5=.60 cents, which the cost of one stick of gum, or the "unit rate" in this case.
+286 In math, the unit rate is a comparison of two different quantities when they are combined together. Discover the definition of the unit rate in math with tips from a mathematics tutor in this free video on math lessons. -Wikipedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paOjc4RqplI The video
What is a unit rate?
In your case, what is most important for you to understand is this: If you went into a store and bought 5 sticks of gum for $3.00, what is the unit rate in dollars and cents per 1 stick of gum?
So you have to divide $3.00/5=.60 cents, which the cost of one stick of gum, or the "unit rate" in this case.
