Question

12 customers entered a store over the course of 4 minutes. At what rate were the

customers entering the store in customers
per minute?

Answer 1

12 ÷ 4 = 3 minutes.

Answer 2

Answer: 3 customers per minute

Step-by-step explanation: 12/4 is 12 customers and 4 is the minutes. We want to know the rate at 1 minute so you divided 12 by 4 and 4 by 4, which gives you 3/1 or 3 customers per minute.