A 1,012-foot tree has grown at a constant rate each year. In the equation below, t is the age of the tree in years.%0D%0A%0D%0A23t = 1,012%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat is the unit rate in the equation above?

Answer 1

The unit rate in this equation is the rate at which the tree is growing each year. We can find this by dividing both sides of the equation by t:

23t/t = 1,012/t

Simplifying:

23 = 1,012/t

Dividing both sides by 23:

1 = 44/t

Multiplying both sides by t:

t = 44

So the tree is growing at a unit rate of 1 foot per year.