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6th grade Unit rates: how much for one worksheet

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Unit rates: how much for one

Grade 6 Math Worksheet

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Milo's circle fills a tank with 66 liters in 6 minutes. How many liters does it add per minute?
Noah's class buys 4 packs of paper for 36 dollars, all the same price. How many dollars does 1 pack cost?
Pia packs 84 oranges into 7 bags, the same number in each. How many oranges are in 1 bag?
Ren puts 108 books on 9 shelves, the same number on each. How many books go on 1 shelf?
Tala buys 4 pencils for 5 dollars, all the same price. What is the cost per pencil, in dollars?
Zee's faucet fills a tub with 5 gallons in 2 minutes. How much water runs in 1 minute, in gallons?
Ari's lemonade machine pours 25 cups in 4 minutes. How much lemonade does it pour in 1 minute, in cups?
8.
Jun pays 10 dollars for 4 pounds of pears at the fruit stand. Which sentence gives the unit rate per pound?
- $2.50 per pound
- $10 per pound
- 2.5 pounds per dollar
- 0.4 pounds per dollar
9.
Kira's copier makes 80 copies in 5 minutes at a steady speed. Which sentence gives the unit rate for 1 minute?
- 80 copies for each minute
- 16 copies for each minute
- 16 minutes for each copy
- 0.0625 minutes for each copy
10.
Luz's dripping circle leaks 4 cups of water in 5 hours. Which sentence gives the unit rate per hour?
- 4 cups per hour
- 0.8 hours per cup
- 0.8 cups per hour
- 1.25 hours per cup

Unit rates. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

I can find the amount for 1 by making the row with a 1 in a ratio table.
I can say a unit rate with "for each" or "per", with the right unit in the right place.
I can tell "dollars for 1 pen" from "pens for 1 dollar", and find both rates from one row.

Standard: 6.RP.A.2

rate: A ratio between two different kinds of things, like dollars and pens.

unit rate: The rate for exactly 1 of something, like dollars for 1 pen.

per / for each: Words that point to the thing that is 1. "3 dollars per pen."

the row with 1: The table row where the first number is 1. Its second number is the unit rate.

steady: The same amount each time, so the rate never changes.

Your child found the rate the wrong way round, for example items for 1 dollar instead of dollars for 1 item.

Your child had the right number but put the units the wrong way round (for example “5 tickets per dollar”).

Your child multiplied the two numbers. Try a real price: if 4 pens cost $12, ask whether 1 pen should cost more or less than $12.

Ask: which one are we finding for exactly 1?

Ask: the 5 counts what, for exactly 1 of what?

What is the most common mistake with unit rates: how much for one?

Your child found the rate the wrong way round, for example items for 1 dollar instead of dollars for 1 item.

How can I help my child with unit rates: how much for one?

Ask: which one are we finding for exactly 1?

Are these 6th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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