Question

Find the unit rate. 180 miles in 3 hours The unit rate is miles per hour. Pls hurry

Answer 1

Answer:

60 miles per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the structure of the wording: "miles per hour"

The word "per" means for each. There is you clue.

Each is, one of and one of is unit measurement

So the controlling element in this question is that you need to convert the 3 hours into 1 hour.

Using ratio properties

180

3

=

x

miles

1

hour

We need to 'force' the left hand side into the same form as the right. That is: we need to convert the denominator into 1 and see what happens to the numerator.

⇒

180

÷

3

3

÷

3

=

x

1

⇒

60

1

=

x

1

So the unit rate of speed is  

60

miles  

per

−−−  

hour