Question

At the U-Pack Shipping, the workers can unload 24 trucks in 8 hours. Which of the following is a correct unit rate for this situation?

1 over 3. of a truck per hour
1 over 3. of an hour per truck
3 hours per truck
1 truck per hour

Answer 1

1 over 3. of an hour per truck.

Explanation:

1/3 x 1 hour = 20 min.

20 min X 24 (each truck) = 480 mins

480 mins / 60 mins = 8 hours

1/3 of an hour per truck.