Ratio – the
comparison of two
quantities with the
same unit.
Rate – is a ratio
comparing two
quantities of different
kinds of units.
Unit Rate – a rate for
one of something. It
has a denominator of
1 unit when written as
a fraction.
To write a rate as a
unit rate, divide the
numerator and the
denominator of the
rate by the
denominator.
SPEED tells how far a
vehicle, a person or a
moving object covers
per unit time.
Example 1.
Maria’s car is
travelling at a speed
of two kilometers per
hour maybe written
𝑘𝑚
as 2 /ℎ or 2 kph
RATE PER PIECE OF
WORK DONE
tells us the payment a
person receives per
unit time of work.
Example 2.
A minimum wage
earner or a worker
receives a salary of
Php690.00 per day
𝑝𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑠
(690 /𝑑𝑎𝑦 )
The most common
element in the
examples given is
time, which is the
denominator in
numbers 1-3.
All the examples
above except for
number 4 are
expressed in Unit
Rate.
Unit rates have 1 as
the denominator
and is often but not
always expressed in
whole numbers.
Tell whether the given
is a unit rate or not.
1. Php300 per 5 liters
2. Php43 per kilo
3. 100 cm per meter
4. 600 m per round
5. 60 seeds per 3
boxes
A. Convert rate to unit
rate
1. 60 seconds in 1
minute
2. 25 pesos for 1
notebook
3. 18 wins out of 36
games
4. 3 apples for 100
pesos
5. 450 pesos for 1 day
of work
Convert rate to unit
rate
1. 3 out of 12
2. 40 km to 60 km
3. 18 wins out of 36
games
4. 200 words in 5
minutes
5. 300 books in 15
shelves