Frog A eats 8 flies in 4 minutes, while Frog B eats 14 flies in 7 minutes. Which frog eats more flies per minute?

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asked Feb 8, 2019 134k views

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Rohan Kangale · Answer 1 · 2019-02-13T16:27:23+0000

Neither one

Frog A's "unit rate" is ...

... (8 flies)/(4 minutes) = 2 flies/minute

Frog B's "unit rate" is ...

... (14 flies)/(7 minutes) = 2 flies/minute

Both rates are the same. Each frog eats 2 flies per minute.