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Marshall can read 201 page of a book in 3 hours. What is the unit rate in this situation? A 100 pages in 1 hour B 134 pages in 2 hours C 67 pages in 1 hour D 201 pages in 3 hours

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Answer:

67 pages in 1 hour

Explanation:

A "unit rate" is a rate expressed with "one unit" in the denominator:

(201 pages)/(3 hours) = (201/3) pages/hour = (67 pages)/(1 hour)

Often, the unit of interest is a time unit. Here, it is 1 hour.

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