Question

Quinn peels 4.5 pounds of apples in 15 minutes what is Quinn’s unit rate for peeling apples in pounds per hour

Answer 1

18 pounds

Explanation:

Answer 2

18 pounds per hour

Explanation:

Divide to find how many 15 minute segments there are in 1 hour. Note that 1 hour = 60 minutes.

60 / 15 = 4

Multiply 4 to the number of pounds she peels every 15 minutes that go by.

4.5 * 4 = 18 pounds

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