Question

What does it mean by “what is the unit rate?” what is a unit rate?

Answer 1

Answer:

A unit rate describes how many units of the first type of quantity corresponds to one unit of the second type of quantity.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Common examples of "unit rate" follow:

miles per hour (mph).  How many miles are covered in 1 hour of driving?

25 cents/pen:  each pen costs 25 cents each.

Suppose I know I can pack 1/4 box in 20 minutes.  How many boxes can I pack in 1 hour?  That would be a unit rate.  To find it, write out the ratio

1/4 box                                                                                 60 min

-------------   and multiply this by the conversion factor    ---------------

 20 min                                                                                  1 hour

... which results in  3/4 box per hour (a unit rate)