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Why is our unit rates feet per hour?

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A unit rate compares a specific quantity to another specific quantity.

In this case, Feet to hours.

Feet per hour is used to express the number of miles driven (if it is a car) in a single hour.

Unit rates allow us to make direct comparisons.

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