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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 - Building Confidence

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Kira's garden hose fills 12 buckets in 3 minutes. How many buckets does it fill per minute?
Luz reads 8 pages in 4 minutes at a steady pace, with no peeking at the ending. How many pages does Luz read in 1 minute?
Noah hikes 6 miles in 2 hours in new sneakers, at a steady pace. How many miles does Noah walk in 1 hour?
Pia buys 3 balloons for the school play for 18 dollars, all the same price. How many dollars does 1 balloon cost?
Ren's ratio table shows 4 minutes with 32 pages printed. The next row is ÷ 4. How many pages go with 1 minute?
Tala's baking table shows 5 cakes with 15 cups of flour. The next row is ÷ 5. How many cups of flour go with 1 cake?
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Ari pays 10 dollars for 2 tickets to a puppet show. Which sentence gives the unit rate per ticket?
- $10 per ticket
- 5 tickets per dollar
- $5 per ticket
- 0.2 tickets per dollar
8.
Esme reads 20 pages in 4 days, the same number each day. Which sentence gives the unit rate per day?
- 5 days per page
- 20 pages per day
- 0.2 days per page
- 5 pages per day
9.
Jun buys 2 pounds of grapes for 8 dollars. Which sentence gives the unit rate for 1 pound?
- $4 for each pound
- $8 for each pound
- 0.25 pounds for each dollar
- 4 pounds for each dollar
10.
Luz's printer prints 40 pages in 4 minutes at a steady speed. Which sentence gives the unit rate for 1 minute?
- 0.1 minutes for each page
- 40 pages for each minute
- 10 minutes for each page
- 10 pages for each minute

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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