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(04.01)The Baldwin family walked 4/5 of a mile in 4/9 of an hour. What is their unit rate in miles per hour?

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The Baldwin family walked 1.8 miles per hour, that is the unit rate :)


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User Pkleczko
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Hello!

Since we know how much they walked in 4/9 of an hour, we will divide 4/5 by 4/9 to get 4/9 to one.


(4)/(5)÷
(4)/(9)=
(36)/(20) = (9)/(5)

They went 1 4/5 mph or 1.8 mph.

I hope this helps!
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