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Find the unit rate and determine which rate is greater: 500 miles in 10 hours or 125 miles in 2 hours.

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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

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