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There are 9 computers and 72 students. What is the unit rate of students to computers?

User Serigne
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Hi there!

The unit rate of students to computers is

8 students per computer (or 8:1).

Since 72 / 9 = 8, the answer is 8 students.

Hope this helped!

User Michael Hegner
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1:8 with computers being 1 and students being 8. 9 divided by 9 is 1 and 72 divided by 9 is 8.
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