Question

Christine splits 4/5 pounds of candy with 5 people. What is the unit rate in pounds per person

Answer 1

The unit rate in pounds per person

`\begin{gathered} Rate=((4)/(5)pounds)/(5people) \\ \\ Rate=(4)/(5)*(1)/(5)poundsperperson \\ \\ Rate=(4)/(25)\text{ }pounds\text{ }per\text{ }person \end{gathered}`

The answer is

`\begin{equation*} (4)/(25)\text{ }pounds\text{ }per\text{ }person \end{equation*}`