Question

Miguel babysits for 3 hours and earns $15. Which represents the unit rate? $1 per 5 hours $15 per hour 1 hour per $5 $5 per hour

Answer 1

$5 per hour is the correct answer

Answer 2

Option 4th is correct

$5 per hour

Explanation:

Unit rate defined as the rate are expressed as a quantity as 1 such as 3 meter per seconds or 5 kilometer per hour.

As per the statement:

Miguel babysits for 3 hours and earns $15.

⇒Cost = $15 and

Time = 3 hours

By definition we have;

`\text{Unit rate per hour} = (15)/(3)`

⇒
`\text{Unit rate per hour} = \$5`

Therefore, the unit rate is, $5 per hour