Understanding travel expenses using unit rates can be tough for Year 7 students.

One big challenge is figuring out how to turn the information they have into a simple unit rate.

For example, imagine a family goes on a road trip and spends £150 to travel 300 miles.

To find out how much they paid per mile, they need to do some careful math.

Students might have a hard time dividing the total cost by the total distance, which can make things confusing.

Also, many students struggle to see why unit rates are important when they want to compare different ways of traveling.

For instance, if they are deciding whether it is cheaper to drive or take a train, they have to look at different cost rates.

Sometimes, these rates are shown in different ways, like cost per mile or cost per hour.

If students don't change the units properly, they might make mistakes.

But we can make things easier by using clear teaching methods.

Encouraging students to break problems into smaller steps can really help them understand better.

Using visual tools, like graphs or charts, can also make the idea of unit rates clearer.

With practice and support, students can get better at calculating rates in different situations and feel more confident about it.