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A stalk of corn grew 42 inches in a week. Find the unit rate in inches per day.

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Answer:

6 inches per day

Explanation:

divide 42 by 7, since there are 7 days in a week

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Answer: The unit rate in increase per day is 6 inches/day

Explanation:

To solve for the unit rate in inches per day

Firstly we understand that a week has 7days in it

So if the stalk grows at 42inches per week

In a day it will grow at a rate of

=42/7

=6 inches per day

So each day it grows at 6 inches

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