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Chapter 6: Q1. (page 278)

What is a unit rate? Give an example.

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A unit rate is given by a rate that has a denominator of 1 unit.

Step by step solution

01

. Given

The given term is “unit rate”.

02

. To determine

We have to explain what is a unit rate with an example.

03

Step-3 – Explanation

Definition: A unit rate is given by a rate that has a denominator of1 unit.

Unit rates contain the word per, which means “for every”.

Example:

Let a plane covers 150 km in 30 minutes.

Then we write a rate for the speed of the plane using total distance to the total time taken in minutes.

Rate =.150km30min

Then we will rewrite the rate so the denominator becomes .

150km30min=150km÷3030min÷30[Dividethenumeratoranddenominatorby30.]=5km1min[simplify]

So, the speed of the plane is 5 km per minute.

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