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Four gallons of gasoline weigh 25 pounds . find the unit rate in pounds per gallon.

User Sifat Amin
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Answer:

6.25 pounds

Explanation:


(25)/(4) =
(x)/(1)

25÷4 = 6.25


(25)/(4) = 6.25

User Ozmo
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There are several information's that are already given in the question. Based on those information's the answer to the question can be easily deduced.
Weight of 4 gallons of gasoline = 25 pounds
Then
Weight of 1 gallon of gasoline = 25/4 pounds
= 6.25 pounds
From the above deduction, we can easily conclude that the unit rate in pounds per gallon of gasoline is 6.25 pounds/gallon. I hope the answer helps you.
User Kairav Thakar
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