Question

Determine the unit rates represented by 1. Zephra ran 2 miles in 0.25 hour.

Answer 1

The unit rate represents 2 miles in 0.25 hour is 8 miles per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us revise the meaning of rate and unit rate

1. A rate is a ratio that is used to compare different types of quantities

2. A unit rate shows how many units of the first type of quantity

   corresponds to one unit of the second type of quantity

Examples:

Cost per item

Distance per hour

∵ Zephra ran 2 miles in 0.25 hour

- To find the unit rate make the denominator of the ratio = 1

∵ The unit rate = $\frac{2}{0.25}$

- Divide up and down by 0.25

∵ 2 ÷ 0.25 = 8

∵ 0.25 ÷ 0.25 = 1

∴ The unit rate = $\frac{8}{1}$

∴ The unit rate = 8 miles per hour

The unit rate represents 2 miles in 0.25 hour is 8 miles per hour

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