Question

Why is “3 meals a day” a unit rate? It compares 1 meal to 1 day. It compares 1 meal to 3 days. It compares 3 meals to 1 day. It compares 3 meals to 3 days.

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

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Answer 2

It compares 3 meals to 1 day.

Explanation:

"Unit rate" refers to a rate that has 1 unit in the denominator.

(3 meals)/(1 day) . . . . "three meals per day"

has one unit (1 day) in the denominator, so that is a unit rate.