Deandra is doing her math homework. Out of 24 problems total, she completed the first 12 problems in 1 hour and the last 12 problems in 3 hours. What is the unit rate for all 24 problems?

4 problems per hour
6 problems per hour
8 problems per hour
12 problems per hour

1 answer

To find the unit rate for all 24 problems, we first need to find the total time Deandra took to complete all the problems.

Deandra completed the first 12 problems in 1 hour and the last 12 problems in 3 hours.

So the total time she took is:

1 hour + 3 hours = 4 hours

Now, we can calculate the unit rate by dividing the total number of problems by the total time:

\[ \text{Unit Rate} = \frac{\text{Total Problems}}{\text{Total Time}} = \frac{24 \text{ problems}}{4 \text{ hours}} = 6 \text{ problems per hour} \]

Therefore, the correct answer is 6 problems per hour.