To find the unit rate on a graph you will need to find the slope of the line. The slope is the rise over the run. To find the slope you will need to find two points on the graph and then use the formula: rise/run. The unit rate is the slope of the line.
For example let’s say you have a graph of a line that goes from (00) to (42). To find the slope you would take the rise (2) and divide it by the run (4). The slope of this line is 2/4 or 1/2. This means that for every 1 unit on the x-axis the line goes up 1/2 a unit on the y-axis. Therefore the unit rate for this line is 1/2.
Another way to find the unit rate is to find the y-intercept and the slope. The y-intercept is the point where the line crosses the y-axis. The slope is the rise over the run. To find the slope you will need to find two points on the graph and then use the formula: rise/run. The unit rate is the slope of the line.
For example let’s say you have a graph of a line that goes from (00) to (42). The y-intercept is 0 and the slope is 1/2. Therefore the unit rate for this line is 1/2.
