Question

A washing machine is filling up with water at a constant rate. The rate is Three-fourths of a gallon in StartFraction 1 over 5 EndFraction of a minute. Don calculated the unit rate to be StartFraction 3 over 20 EndFraction of a gallon per minute. What did he do wrong?Jonah bicycled 12 miles in 4 hours. What is the unit rate?

Answer 1

3/4 in 1/5 of 60 sec

1/5*60=12

3/4 in 12 seconds

3/4*5=15/4=3 3/4

Explanation:

Answer 2

3/4 in 1/5 of 60 sec

1/5*60=12

3/4 in 12 seconds

3/4*5=15/4=3 3/4

He multiplied 3/4 by 1/5 instead of by its reciprocal , 5.

12/4=3

3 mph