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Is The ratio 5 gallons in 10 minutes a rate?

Is The ratio 5 gallons in 10 minutes a rate?-example-1
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It can't be 5gallons In 10 minutes because gallons is physical time not!
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The ratio 5 gallons in 10 minutes is a rate because there are labels, and the ratio is also a constant rate. The unit rate is 1/2 gallon per minute.
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