Question

Jessica gave 6 people candy. She split 7/8 pounds among them. What is the unit rate in pounds per person

Answer 1

Number of people: 6

Number of pounds: 7/8

The unit rate in pounds per person can be calculated using the formula:

`\text{ unit rate }=\frac{\text{ number of pounds}}{\text{ number of people}}`

Then, using the values from the beginning:

`\begin{gathered} \text{ unit rate }=(7/8)/(6)=(7)/(8\cdot6) \\ \\ \therefore\text{ unit rate }=(7)/(48)\text{ pounds per person} \end{gathered}`