60.4k views
23 votes
Find the unit rate and determine which rate is greater: 500 miles in 10 hours or 125 miles in 2 hours.

1 Answer

10 votes

Answer:

30 miles in 2.5 hours= 12 mph

Explanation:

This is a fraction equal to

30 miles ÷ 2.5 hours

We want a unit rate where

1 is in the denominator,

so we divide top and bottom by 2.5

30 miles ÷ 2.5

2.5 hours ÷ 2.5

=

12 miles

1 hour

=

12 miles

hour

= 12 miles per hour

User Aaron Daniels
by
7.9k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories