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Use an example to describe how a rate is a measure of one quantity per unit of another quantity

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For example, if it is a mile, you count how many feet are in that mile.

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The term rate refers to a quantity of one item in relation to another item used as a standard. A popular example is speed. Speed is a measure of distance traveled through time and is measured as meters per second. Another example is acceleration, which is a measure of speed through time or simply how fast an object is gaining speed and is measured in meters per second squared. 
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