Question

Lydia can paint 5/8 of a room in 2/3 of an hour. What is her unit rate.

Answer 1

the painted part is 5/8

the time spent is 2/3 hr,

so, the unit rate is,

`((5)/(8))/((2)/(3))`
`=(5)/(8)*(3)/(2)`
`=(15)/(16)`

so, the unit rate is 15/16 of a room in an hour