Question P5 Rate as an amount per unit
Today’s problem — free all day, every step. Every day has one.
Tickets cost $12 each. Find the cost of 18 tickets.
Answer
$216
Say both units aloud, then connect amount, rate and number of units.
In this one. When the rate and number of units are known, multiply them to find the total amount.
The word 'each' or 'per' next to a ticket, item, or hour marks this. The question asks for a total, or asks for the rate itself.
Children multiply when they should divide, especially when the question gives the total and the number of hours and asks for the rate per hour rather than a bigger total.
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