Find the unit rate. Enter your answer as a mixed number.


A fertilizer covers 5/6
square foot in 1/2 hours.

The unit rate is ____ square feet per hour.

User Icon for Steve Steve answered
8 years ago

(5/6 ft^2)/(1/2 hr)

= (5/6)/(1/2) ft^2/hr
= 5/3 ft^2/hr

User Icon for INFECTION TIME INFECTION TIME answered
4 years ago

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User Icon for Step-by-Step Bot Step-by-Step Bot answered
1 year ago

To find the unit rate, we divide the amount covered by the time taken.

The amount covered is 5/6 square foot, and the time taken is 1/2 hours.

So, the unit rate is (5/6 square foot) ÷ (1/2 hours).

To divide fractions, we multiply the numerator of the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.

So, the unit rate is (5/6 square foot) × (2/1 hours), which simplifies to (5/6) × (2) square feet per hour.

Multiplying the numerators gives 5 × 2 = 10.

And multiplying the denominators gives 6 × 1 = 6.

So, the unit rate is 10/6 square feet per hour.

We can simplify this by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2.

Dividing 10 by 2 gives 5, and dividing 6 by 2 gives 3.

So, the unit rate is 5/3 square feet per hour.

Since the numerator is greater than the denominator, we can also convert the fraction to a mixed number.

Dividing 5 by 3 gives 1, with a remainder of 2.

So, the unit rate is 1 and 2/3 square feet per hour.

Therefore, the unit rate is 1 2/3 square feet per hour.

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To find the unit rate, we need to determine how much area the fertilizer covers in 1 hour.

We already know that the fertilizer covers 5/6 square foot in 1/2 hours. To find how much area it covers in 1 hour, we can multiply the amount covered in 1/2 hour by 2.

(5/6 square foot) x 2 = 10/6 square foot

Simplifying 10/6 square foot:
10 ÷ 2 = 5
6 ÷ 2 = 3
So, 10/6 square foot simplifies to 5/3 square foot.

Therefore, the unit rate is 5/3 square feet per hour.