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    The document discusses how to compare rates by finding the unit rate for each quantity first. It provides examples of comparing speeds, costs per item, and rates of goals scored. To find the difference between rates, you calculate the unit rate for each and subtract the smaller from the larger. For example, when comparing milk prices per fluid ounce, Brand A costs $0.18 per ounce while Brand B costs $0.15 per ounce, so Brand B is $0.03 cheaper per ounce.

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    The document discusses how to compare rates by finding the unit rate for each quantity first. It provides examples of comparing speeds, costs per item, and rates of goals scored. To find the difference between rates, you calculate the unit rate for each and subtract the smaller from the larger. For example, when comparing milk prices per fluid ounce, Brand A costs $0.18 per ounce while Brand B costs $0.15 per ounce, so Brand B is $0.03 cheaper per ounce.

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    The document discusses how to compare rates by finding the unit rate for each quantity first. It provides examples of comparing speeds, costs per item, and rates of goals scored. To find the difference between rates, you calculate the unit rate for each and subtract the smaller from the larger. For example, when comparing milk prices per fluid ounce, Brand A costs $0.18 per ounce while Brand B costs $0.15 per ounce, so Brand B is $0.03 cheaper per ounce.

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    Comparing Rates

    When comparing rates, you must find the unit rate for
    each quantity first

    Example: Given the following speeds, which is faster?


    A. 50 miles in 2 hours
    B. 60 miles in 3 hours

    A. 50 ÷ 2 = 25 mph
    B. 60 ÷ 3 = 20 mph
    Speed A is faster than Speed B
    Evelyn is shopping for snacks. Chocolate chip cookies
    cost $5 for 4 boxes. What is the unit rate?

    5 dollars
    à 5 ÷ 4 = 1.25 ! $1.25 per box
    4 box
    She found donuts on sale for $4.50 for 3 boxes. Which
    is the better buy, considering she only wants to
    purchase one box?
    4.50 dollars à 4.50 ÷ 3 = 1.50
    ! $1.50 per box
    3 box
    The cookies are the better buy, as they are cheaper, $1.25
    per box, as opposed to $1.50 per box for the donuts.
    Practice
    Maddie and Jesse are both delivering
    newspapers. Maddie delivers 189 newspapers in
    3 hours. Jesse delivers 330 newspapers in 5
    hours. Who delivers papers quicker?

    Maddie: 189 papers ÷ 3 hours = 63 papers per hour

    Jesse: 330 papers ÷ 5 hours = 66 papers per hour

    Jesse delivers papers quicker (66 per hour vs. 63 per


    hour)
    Bradley needs to purchase a water bottle. He goes to
    CVS, and finds the following options:

    SMART Water – 4 bottles for $7.88


    Fiji – 3 bottles for $5.97

    Which is the better buy? By how much?



    SMART Water: 7.88 ÷ 4 = $1.97 each
    Fiji: 5.97 ÷ 3 = $1.99 each
    SMART Water is the better buy. It is $0.02, or
    2 cents cheaper per bottle than Fiji.
    Finding the Difference in Rates

    You must find the unit rate for each quantity first, then
    subtract the smaller amount from the larger amount.

    Example: Luke scored 84 goals in 12 minutes, while Marco


    scored 90 goals in 15 minutes. Who scored goals at a
    faster rate? By how much?

    Luke: 84 ÷ 12 = 7 goals per minute
    Marco: 90 ÷ 15 = 6 goals per minute

    Luke scores goals at a faster rate, by 1 goal per minute.


    Practice
    Food Mart sells two brands of Milk. Brand A
    contains 8 fluid ounces and costs $1.44. Brand B
    contains 12 fluid ounces and costs $1.80. What is
    the difference in costs, in dollars, per fluid ounce
    between the two brands of milk?

    Brand A: 1.44 ÷ 8 = $0.18 per fluid ounce


    Brand B: 1.80 ÷ 12 = $0.15 per fluid ounce

    Brand B is $0.03 cheaper per fluid ounce than Brand A


    Practice
    Alice biked ½ mile in 10 minutes. Janice biked
    2/ mile in 20 minutes. What was the difference
    3
    in their speeds, in miles per hour?

    Alice: 3 miles per hour

    Janice: 2 miles per hour

    Alice biked 1 mile per hour faster than Janice


    Practice
    Jeremy is deciding between three different apartments.
    The table below shows the size and monthly rental price
    for each, in dollars. What is the difference in price per
    square meter from the best deal to the worst?

    Apt. A: 840 ÷ 75 = $11.20 per square meter


    Apt. B: 1050 ÷ 84 = $12.50 per square meter
    Apt. C: 1225 ÷ 102 = $12.01 per square meter
    Apt. A, the best deal, is $1.30 cheaper per square meter than
    Apt. B, which is the worst buy.

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