Question

A machine covers 5/8 square foot in 1/4 hour. what is the unit rate?

Answer 1

we know that

Unit Rate is the ratio of two measurements in which the second term is one

so

to find the unit rate divide $(5/8)$ by $(1/4)$

$Unit\ rate=\frac{(5/8)}{(1/4)}= \frac{5}{8}*4= \frac{2.5}{1} =2.5 \frac{ft^{2}}{hour}$

therefore

the answer is

The unit rate is $2.5 \frac{ft^{2}}{hour}$