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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
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- Single worksheet
- Auto-graded online
- 1 Common Core standard
- Printable answer key
- 14 questions
- Classroom-ready
Details
- 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
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.
Preview
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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.
| Food (grams) | Number of tanks |
|---|---|
| 18 | 6 |
How many grams of food are used per tank? grams per tank
- 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.
How many grams does it receive per feeding? grams per feeding
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