Question

Jasmine and Scott want to chart their reading rates to see how much they improve each quarter. Below are the results of their first quarter tests. Write their results as unit rates. Jasmine can read 120 words per minute. 2. It takes Scott one minute to read 130 words.

Answer 1

a) 120 words per minute

b) 130 words per minute

Explanation:

A unit rate (also called a single-unit rate) is a type of ratio that compares 1 unit of one quantity to a different number of units of a another different quantity. When expressing in unit rate, the second quantity is in one unit.

a) Jasmine can read 120 words per minute

Jasmine reading unit rate = total number of words read / time taken

Jasmine reading unit rate = 120 words / 1 minute = 120 words per minute

b) It takes Scott one minute to read 130 words

Scott reading unit rate = total number of words read / time taken

Scott reading unit rate = 130 words / 1 minute = 130 words per minute