Question

In 5 hours, José jogged 7 miles.

1. Write a fraction that can be used to find the unit rate for this situation.
2. At this rate, how many miles can José jog in 1 hour? Explain how you know.

Answer 1

The unit rate is found by dividing the total distance by the total time, resulting in José's jogging pace of 1.4 miles per hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the unit rate of José's jogging pace, we set up a fraction that represents the miles jogged per hour. The fraction will have miles as the numerator (7 miles) and hours as the denominator (5 hours).

Step 1: Create the fraction that represents the distance over time: ⅔ miles.

Step 2: Calculate the unit rate by dividing the miles by the hours:

• 7 miles ÷ 5 hours = 1.4 miles per hour

Therefore, José can jog 1.4 miles in 1 hour. This is found by simply dividing the total distance jogged (7 miles) by the total time taken (5 hours).