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A recipe calls for 34 cup of sugar for every 12 teaspoon of cinnamon. What is the unit rate in teaspoons of cinnamon per cup of sugar?

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Answer:

6/17 tsp cinnamon per cup of sugar

Explanation:

12/34 then simplify the fraction

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Answer:

The unit rate in teaspoons of cinnamon per cup of sugar is 6/17.

Explanation:

The unit rate of one unit of measure over another is defined as the amount of the first unit of measure over the amount of the second unit of measure. Then the unit rate in teaspoons is given by: 12/34.

The unit rate in teaspoons of cinnamon per cup of sugar is 6/17.

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