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Jason was hired to mow a lawn that covers an area of 2 3/4 acres. It took him 4 1/8 hours to complete the job. What was his unit rate in hours per acre? In this activity, you will multiply the numerator
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Jason was hired to mow a lawn that covers an area of 2 3/4 acres. It took him 4 1/8 hours to complete the job. What was his unit rate in hours per acre?

In this activity, you will multiply the numerator in a complex fraction by the reciprocal of the denominator to calculate a unit rate involving fractions. Answer the questions below to calculate Jason’s unit rate as he mowed.

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2 3/4 = 11/4

4 1/8 = 33/8

11/4 / 33/8 = 11/4 * 8/33 = 88/132 = 2/3

He mowed 2/3 of an acre per hour

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