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Question P5 Rate as an amount per unit

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Rate — 75 pages per minute

A printer makes 75 pages per minute. Explain what this rate means.

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Rate as an amount per unit

Say both units aloud, then connect amount, rate and number of units.

In this one. A rate compares two quantities with different units. The word “per” tells what corresponds to one unit.

Amount = rate × units1 hour45 km4 hours180 km

How to spot it

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.

Common mistake

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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Standard A vehicle travels 350 km in 5 hours. Find its rate in kilometres per hour.
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