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How can you find a unit rate when given a rate?

How can you find a unit rate when given a rate?-example-1
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Answer:

Explanation:

An example should make this clear.

If I walk 6 miles in 1.5 hours, what is my unit rate?

We can write the rate as 6 miles walked divide by 1.5 hours

The unit rate is the number of miles I walk in 1 hour.

This is 6/1.5

= 4 miles / hour <--- The unit rate.

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