Question

27. Find the unit rate of 1400 words per 20 minutes.

Answer 1

70 words per minute

Explanation:

the problem is 1400 words ÷ 20 minutes

or 1400/20

We want a unit rate where

1 is in the denominator,

so we divide top and bottom by 20

which gets you 70/1 or 70

Answer 2

the rate is 70 words per minutes.

Explanation:

1400 ÷ 20 = 70