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In 3 days, a polar bear can eat up to 42.6 pounds of fish. What rate can relate the number of pounds of fish to the number of days by finding the unit rate.

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ANSWER:

14.2 pounds per day

Explanation:

The unit rate would be the quotient between the number of pounds and the number of days, just like this:


(42.6)/(3)=14.2\text{ pounds per day}

Which means that the polar bear eats 14.2 pounds per day

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