Question

Among other ingredients, a recipe for paella calls for 3/4 pound of chorizo and 1/2 cups of rice. What is the unit rate of pound of chorizo to cups of rice in the recipe?

A. 3/10 pound of chorizo per cup of rice
B. 8/15 pound of chroizo per cup of rice
C. 1 7/8 pound of chorizo per cup of rice
D. 3 1/3 pound of chorizo per cup of rice

Answer 1

The unit rate is 1 1/2 pounds of chorizo to 1 cup of rice. I found this answer through proportions. To get from 1/2 cups to 1 cup, I multiplied 1/2 * 2, so I did the same for the chorizo. I multiplied 3/4 *2, which gave me 6/4 and which simplifies to 1 1/2 pounds.