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it takes 6 minutes to fill an empty aquarium to a depth of 2/5 meters. Which is the unit rate in minutes per meter? write your answer in simplest format

it takes 6 minutes to fill an empty aquarium to a depth of 2/5 meters. Which is the-example-1
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15 minutes per meter

Step-by-step explanation

To find the unit rate in minutes per meter, we have to divide the number of minutes it takes to fill 2/5 meters of the tank by 2/5 meters:


6/(2)/(5)

Using the KCF method:

Keep the first fraction - which in this case has a denominator of 1

Change the division sign into a multiplication sign

Flip the second fraction


6*(5)/(2)

And then do the multiplication:


(6*5)/(2)=(30)/(2)

And simplify:


(30)/(2)=15

So the unit rate is 15 minutes per meter

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