Question

Find a unit rate: Joel ran 1500 meters in 4 minutes, 45 seconds.

Answer 1

`5.26(m)/(s)`

Explanation:

We need to know the total time in seconds, then converting the 4 minutes to seconds:

`4\,min(60\,s)/(1\,min)=240\,s`

Now adding both quantities in seconds:

`240\,s+45\,s=285\,s`

To find the unit rate we just need to divide the distance that Joel ran by the total time in seconds, then:

`(1500\,m)/(285\,s)=5.26(m)/(s)`

Then each second Joer ran 5.26 meters.