Calculate $6 for 3 apples

Step by step

The question

Question: $6 for 3 apples.

How much for 1 apple?

A unit rate tells us how much for just 1.

Here: dollars for 1 apple.

1 Write it as a fraction

We write it as a fraction.

The money goes on top.

The apples go on the bottom.

2 Divide to get 1 at the bottom

We want 1 apple on the bottom.

3 divided by 3 is 1.

We divide the top by 3 too, so the rate stays the same.

6 divided by 3 is 2.

So it is 2 dollars for 1 apple.

Per means for each.

So the unit rate is 2 dollars per apple.

3 Check

Let's check: 3 apples at 2 dollars per apple.

3 times 2 is 6.

That is 6 dollars, so it is right!

Let's look back.

First: write it as a fraction.

Then: divide to get 1 at the bottom.

Last: check.