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David fills an aquarium to a depth of 4/5 meters in 8 minutes. What is the unit rate in minutes per meter? In simplest form.
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David fills an aquarium to a depth of 4/5 meters in 8 minutes. What is the unit rate in minutes per meter? In simplest form.

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Unit rate

  • Time÷depth
  • 8÷4/5
  • 8×5/4
  • 5(2)
  • 10mins per meter
User Ngo
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Answer:

  • 10 minutes per meter

Explanation:

Solve this by ratios

  • 4/5 meters ⇔ 8 minutes
  • 1 meter ⇔ x minutes

Cross product is

  • 4/5*x = 1*8
  • x = 5*8/4
  • x = 10 minutes
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