Question

Selma uses a jogging trail that runs through a park near her home. The trail is a loop that is of a mile long. On Monday, Selma ran the loop in of an hour. What is Selma’s unit rate in miles per hour for Monday’s run?
In this activity, you will use the common denominator method to calculate a unit rate that involves fractions. Answer the questions that follow to calculate Selma’s unit rate in miles per hour.

Answer 1

Answer:

Miles Per Hour

Step-by-step explanation:

(3/4) / (1/6)=  3/4 * 6/1= 18/4 =4.5 miles per hr

so the answer is 4.5 miles per hour

Answer 2

If she ran one mile in an hour wouldn't that mean her unit rate is one mile per hour? I think that's right but ask your teacher for reinsurance.