Question

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

Answer 1

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