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Aquarium Care: Rates for Each Tank

Interpret aquarium feeding and maintenance ratios as unit rates, with attention to division order and units.

Grade 6MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to6.RP.A.2

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 14 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 6
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students find the unit rate a/b associated with a ratio a:b.
  • Students interpret unit rates using per and for each with the correct units.
  • Students distinguish a unit rate from its reciprocal in aquarium care situations.

How to use

Have students work independently, then discuss how the requested units determine the division order. Review the final explanation together.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

6.RP.A.2

Understand the unit rate a/b that goes with a ratio a:b (b not zero) and describe it with words like per and for each.

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Aquarium Care: Rates for Each Tank

Use unit rates to describe feeding and tank care.

Feeding Records

Find each unit rate. Treat the rates as constant within each problem. Include the meaning of the units when choosing an answer.

1.
An aquarist divides food equally among six tanks.
Morning Feeding
Food (grams)Number of tanks
186

How many grams of food are used per tank?   grams per tank

2.
A feeding record shows 20 grams of food for 8 tanks, shared equally. What does the unit rate 20/8 describe?
  • A. There are 2.5 tanks for each gram of food.
  • B. There are 2.5 grams of food for each tank.
  • C. There are 12 grams of food for each tank.
  • D. There are 0.4 grams of food for each tank.
3.
One tank receives 6 grams of food divided equally among 4 feedings each day.

How many grams does it receive per feeding?   grams per feeding

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