Question

The helvie family drinks 1.75 gallons of milk every 4.5 days. What is the unit rate of milk they drink per day

Answer 1

.39 gallons per day. 1.75/4.5= 3.88888889 (not sure how they would like you to round!)

Answer 2

0.39 gallons per day.

Explanation:

We have been given that the Helvie family drinks 1.75 gallons of milk every 4.5 days. We are asked to find the unit rate of milk they drink per day.

To find the unit rate of milk they drink per day, we need to divide total quantity of milk by total number of days.

`\text{Unit rate of milk per day}=\frac{\text{1.75 gallons}}{\text{4.5 days}}`

`\text{Unit rate of milk per day}=\frac{\text{0.388888 gallons}}{\text{day}}`

`\text{Unit rate of milk per day}\approx \frac{\text{0.39 gallons}}{\text{day}}`

Therefore, the unit rate of milk they drink is approximately 0.39 gallons per day.