A machine makes 240 paper clips in 60 seconds. What is this machine’s unit rate of paper clip production?

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Alkersan · Answer 1 · 2021-06-10T11:45:06+0000

Answer:

This machine's unit rate of paper clip production is 4 paper clips a second.

Explanation:

The unit rate is how many paper clips a second.

For 240 paper clips, it takes 60 seconds.

240/60 = 4

4 paper clips a second.