Adam can eat 3/8

of a pizza in 1/16
of a minute. Compute the unit rate.
Responses

A 1 pizza per minute

B 3 pizzas per minute

C 6 pizzas per minute

D 9 pizzas per minute

E 5 pizzas per minute

1 answer

To compute the unit rate, we need to determine how many pizzas Adam can eat in 1 minute.

Given that Adam can eat 3/8 of a pizza in 1/16 of a minute, we can set up a proportion to find the unit rate:

(3/8) / (1/16) = x / 1

To simplify the proportion, we can multiply both sides by 16:

(3/8) * 16 = x

Multiplying, we get:

(3 * 16) / 8 = x

48/8 = x

6 = x

Therefore, the unit rate is 6 pizzas per minute.

The correct response is C.