Question

What should the following rate be divided by to convert it to a unit rate?

6 inches
12 hours

Answer 1

12/12.

Explanation:

Answer 2

0.5 Inches per hour

Explanation:

Most normal people won't know exactly what unit rate is, or how to calculate it. So I'm here to help!

This is a fraction equal to

6 inches ÷ 12 hours

We want a unit rate where

1 is in the denominator,

so we divide top and bottom by 12

6 inches ÷ 12

12 hours ÷ 12

=

0.5 inches

1 hour

=

0.5 inches

hour

= 0.5 inches per hour

Glad I was able to help!