Question

READ WHOLE QUESTION!:There are 50 campers at day camp and 10 counselors.Write the ratio campers to counselors as a fraction.Explain how to use equivalent fractions to write a related rate and unit rate.What does the unit rate tell you?

Answer 1

Given that there are 50 campers at day camp and 10 counselors.

The ratio of campers to counselors as a fraction is given by $\frac{50}{10}$.

Using equivalent fractions we have $\frac{50\div10}{10\div10} = \frac{5}{1}$.

Thus, the related rate and unit rate to the ratio of campers to counselors is given by $\frac{5}{1}$.

The unit rate indicates that for every counselor, there are 5 campers.