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🧩 6th grade math · Patterns & Algebra

How much for one?

A unit rate tells how much for 1 of something. Divide to find it. 36 miles in 4 hours is 36 ÷ 4 = 9 miles in 1 hour. That is 9 miles per hour.

Worked example

A farm stand sells 45 pumpkins in 5 days. How many pumpkins is that for 1 day?
Answer: 9 pumpkins
A unit rate is how much for 1. Divide: 45 ÷ 5 = 9 for 1 day.

For grown-ups: Unit rate. Below: three problems to try with the worked answers, and a free printable sheet. Children can practise the same skill as a game, with no sign-up and no ads.

  • CCSS 6.RP.A.2
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Practices unit rate (6.RP.A.2). A printable sheet with its answer key, worked answers on the page, no accounts.

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Try three

  1. A hiker walks 18 kilometers in 3 hours. How many kilometers is that for 1 hour?
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 6 kilometers
    A unit rate is how much for 1. Divide: 18 ÷ 3 = 6 for 1 hour.
  2. A typist types 75 words in 5 minutes. How many words is that for 1 minute?
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 15 words
    A unit rate is how much for 1. Divide: 75 ÷ 5 = 15 for 1 minute.
  3. A runner runs 11 meters in 2 seconds. How many meters is that for 1 second?
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 5.5 meters
    A unit rate is how much for 1. Divide: 11 ÷ 2 = 5.5 for 1 second.

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How much for one? (6th grade)

  1. A worker earns $24 in 3 hours. How many dollars is that for 1 hour?
  2. A typist types 21 words in 3 minutes. How many words is that for 1 minute?
  3. A printer prints 35 pages in 5 minutes. How many pages is that for 1 minute?
  4. A baker bakes 20 cookies on 5 trays. How many cookies is that for 1 tray?
  5. A hiker walks 45 kilometers in 5 hours. How many kilometers is that for 1 hour?
  6. A printer prints 76 pages in 4 minutes. How many pages is that for 1 minute?
  7. A train travels 105 miles in 7 hours. How many miles is that for 1 hour?
  8. A printer prints 36 pages in 6 minutes. How many pages is that for 1 minute?
  9. A runner runs 162 meters in 9 seconds. How many meters is that for 1 second?
  10. A printer prints 136 pages in 8 minutes. How many pages is that for 1 minute?
  11. A baker bakes 12 cookies on 5 trays. How many cookies is that for 1 tray?
  12. A farm stand sells 14 pumpkins in 8 days. How many pumpkins is that for 1 day?

Answer key

  1. $8.00
  2. 7 words
  3. 7 pages
  4. 4 cookies
  5. 9 kilometers
  6. 19 pages
  7. 15 miles
  8. 6 pages
  9. 18 meters
  10. 17 pages
  11. 2.4 cookies
  12. 1.75 pumpkins

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