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Write the phrase as a unit rate. $2350 earned in 2 weeks

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When rates are expressed as a quantity of 1, such as 2 feet per second or 5 miles per hour, they are called unit rates.

Given money earned in 2 weeks is $2350.

To get money earned in 1 week, we need to divide income with number of weeks.

That is money earned in 1 week=
(money earned)/(no.of weeks) =
(2350)/(2)  = 1175$

Hence unit rate is $1175 per 1 week.

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