Question

Rapunzel peeled two fifths of an orange in one tenth of a minute. Find

the rate in oranges per minute.

Answer 1

The rate is 4 oranges per minute.

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Given relation:

• 2/5 of orange ⇒ 1/10 of a minute

To find the rate in oranges per minute, multiply both sides by 10:

• 10* 2/5 of orange ⇒ 10*1/10 minute
• 4 oranges ⇒ 1 minute