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A pump moves 42 gallons in seven minutes find the unit rate

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The pump moves 6 gallons per minute. Hope this is what you wanted.
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We know that 42 gallons are produced in 7 minutes, so to find the number of gallons produced in a minute, divide 42 by 7 to get 6. So, we know that 6 gallons are produced per minute: 6 gallons/minute.

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