Angie can peel 1/6 of a crate of potatoes every 1/13 of a hour. Compute the unit rate.

Question

A 1 crate of potatoes per hour1 crate of potatoes per hour
B 3 crates of potatoes per hour3 crates of potatoes per hour
C 6 crates of potatoes per hour6 crates of potatoes per hour
D 9 crates of potatoes per hour9 crates of potatoes per hour
E 4 crates of potatoes per hour

Answer 1

To find the unit rate, we need to divide the amount of potatoes peeled by the time taken.

Amount of potatoes peeled: 1/6 crate
Time taken: 1/13 hour

Unit rate = (1/6) / (1/13)
Unit rate = 13/6 = 2.167

Therefore, the unit rate is 2.167 crates of potatoes per hour.

The closest option is A: 1 crate of potatoes per hour.