Direct Proportion: Solving Problems
Students will solve direct proportion problems using various strategies, including the unitary method.
Key Questions
- Justify why finding the price per unit is more helpful than finding the total cost when comparing prices.
- Explain how the unitary method simplifies multi-step proportional problems.
- Construct a problem that is best solved using the unitary method.
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