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The record holder in eating chocolate ate 31.5 ounces of Chicago Chocolate Hearts in 7 minutes. How much chocolate did he eat per minute?

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Answer:

one minute = 4.5 ounces

Explanation:

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Explanation:

This is a unit rate problem. If we want to find out how much chocolate was eaten in 1 minute, we divide 31.5 by 7. This gives us the number of ounces of chocolate eaten in 1 minute: 4.5 ounces per minute.

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