Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 7 - Grade 7 Accelerated

MA19.7A.1

Calculate unit rates of length, area, and other quantities measured in like or different units that include ratios or fractions. [Grade 7, 1]

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • What and how to calculate a unit rate to represent a given relationship between quantities.
  • Quantities compared in ratios are not always whole numbers but can be represented by fractions or decimals.
  • A fraction can be used to represent division.

Skills

Students are able to:
Compute unit rates associated with ratios of fractional:
  • Lengths.
  • Areas.
  • Quantities measured in like or different units.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • the two measurements that create a unit rate are always different (miles per gallon, dollars per hour).

Vocabulary

  • Unit rate
  • Ratio
  • Unit
  • Complex fractions
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