The unit rate is the rate for one unit of a

given quantity.

Unit Price: Price per Item

Measure or Count of Items

•Allows shoppers to compare the prices of items quickly and easily

Genuardi’s Unit Price

Paper

Plates

Cereal

Coffee

Unit Price = $2

50 plates

= $0.40 per plateUnit Price = $2

9 oz. = $0.22 per oz.

Unit Price = $2

13.75 oz

= $0.15 per oz.

For

9 oz.

For

13.75 oz.

Oranges

4 lb. Bag

$2.99

Unit Price?

M & M’s

14 oz. Bag for $2.69

Unit Price?

Safeway Select Detergent

300 oz.

$10.99

What is the Unit Price?

Wisk Laundry Detergent

100 oz.

$4.99

What is the Unit Price?

Dixie plates

$2.49

24 count

Unit Price (per plate)?

Hefty plates

2 for $4.00

50 count (each pkg.)

Unit Price (per plate)?

Cheerios

3 for $6

13.75 oz. boxes

Unit Price (per oz.)?

Cheerios

3 for $7.00

15 oz. boxes

Unit Price (per oz.)?

Now you want to compare these two brands, which are both on sale. You have determined that you want 8 rolls of paper towels. Which brand will you buy?

Bounty: 8 rolls

$5.99

Thirsty: 2 rolls

$2.99

•“Finding the Better Buy” is determining which size, store, or deal will give you the most product for your money

•We use Unit Prices to compare product sizes to find the better buy

•We also use Unit Prices to determine which store or deal will give us the better buy

Amy can read 88 pages in 4 hours. What is the unit rate? (How many pages can she read per hour?)

Samuel checked his heart rate. He counted 150 beats in two minutes. Calculate his heartbeats per minute.

Which is the better buy?Gus’s Gas Station sells gas using the

following equation : C= 3.35g(C= total cost, g= # of gallons)

Sally’s Station uses the following table:

Gallons of Gas Total Cost

2 7

4 14

6 21