Instructional Video

Unit Price

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Extend an understanding of ratios and proportions to include unit rates. The video lesson compares two prices of different sizes using two methods. The instructor first calculates a unit price for each product and compares the costs. The second method shown uses a proportion to calculate the expected cost of a comparable size using the first cost. 

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Ask individuals to take pictures of costs of items of different sizes at a grocery store so they can analyze them
  • Use board work with practice problems modeled after the problems in the video
Classroom Considerations
  • Expects proficiency with ratios, proportions, and long division
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Provides learners with different methods of solving the same problem
  • Shows all work including the long division necessary to calculate the unit prices
Cons
  • Does not relate the problem to a contextual situation, which diminishes the relevance
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