Solve unit rate problems including those involving unit pricing and constant speed. For example, if it took 7 hours to mow 4 lawns, then at that rate, how many lawns could be mowed in 35 hours? At what rate were lawns being mowed?
Priya and Han are making kinche for a breakfast event at school. The instructions for a large batch of kinche say, “Bring 15 cups of water to a boil. Then add 6 cups of crushed wheat.”
Priya says, “The ratio of cups of wheat to cups of water is . That’s 0.4 cup of wheat per cup of water.”
Han says, “The ratio of cups of water to cups of wheat is . That’s 2.5 cups of water per cup of wheat.”
Who is correct? Explain your reasoning. If you get stuck, consider using the table.
water (cups)
wheat (cups)
15
6
1
1
Priya and Han are each making a pot of kinche.
Priya has 5 cups of wheat. How many cups of water should she boil? Show your reasoning.
Han boils 10 cups of water. How many cups of wheat should he add into the water? Show your reasoning.
18.3
Activity
Laundry Detergent and Raffle Tickets
Standards Alignment
Building On
Addressing
6.RP.2
Understand the concept of a unit rate a/b associated with a ratio a:b with b ≠0, and use rate language in the context of a ratio relationship. *For example, "This recipe has a ratio of 3 cups of flour to 4 cups of sugar, so there is 3/4 cup of flour for each cup of sugar." "We paid 5 per hamburger."*
Understand the concept of a unit rate a/b associated with a ratio a:b with b ≠0, and use rate language in the context of a ratio relationship. *For example, "This recipe has a ratio of 3 cups of flour to 4 cups of sugar, so there is 3/4 cup of flour for each cup of sugar." "We paid 5 per hamburger."*
Solve unit rate problems including those involving unit pricing and constant speed. For example, if it took 7 hours to mow 4 lawns, then at that rate, how many lawns could be mowed in 35 hours? At what rate were lawns being mowed?