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7Keith gave 6 people candy. He split pounds among them.8What is the unit rate in pounds per person?Write your answer in simplest form.pounds per personI need help with this question.

7Keith gave 6 people candy. He split pounds among them.8What is the unit rate in pounds-example-1

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Given:

Total people = 6

Split = 7/8

Find-:

The unit rate in pounds per person

Explanation-:

Unit rate of change is:


=(y)/(x)

So, the rate change is:


\begin{gathered} =((7)/(8))/(6) \\ \\ =(7)/(8*6) \end{gathered}

So, unite rate of change is:


\begin{gathered} =(7)/(8*6) \\ \\ =(7)/(48) \\ \\ =0.1458 \end{gathered}

So, the rate of change is 0.1458

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