Question

Miguel babysits for 3 hours and earns $15. Which represents the unit rate? $1 per 5 hours $15 per hour 1 hour per $5 $5 per hour

Answer 1

$5 per hour is the correct answer

Answer 2

Answer:

Option 4th is correct

$5 per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

Unit rate defined as the rate are expressed as a quantity as 1 such as 3 meter per seconds or 5 kilometer per hour.

As per the statement:

Miguel babysits for 3 hours and earns $15.

⇒Cost = $15  and

Time = 3 hours

By definition we have;

$\text{Unit rate per hour} = \frac{15}{3}$

⇒$\text{Unit rate per hour} = \ 5$

Therefore, the unit rate is, $5 per hour