Complete the parts below. Write your answers as whole numbers or fractions in simplest form.

(a)Kaitlin feeds her farm animals bushels of hay. The animals eat 32 bushels of hay in 8 days. Give two different unit rates using this relationship.

One unit rate: (Choose one) per (Choose one)

Another unit rate: (Choose one) per (Choose one)

(b)Assume the animals eat the same amount of hay each day. How many bushels of hay do the animals eat in 9 days?

1 answer

(a)

One unit rate: 4 bushels per day

Another unit rate: 1/4 bushels per 1/8 day

(b) If the animals eat the same amount of hay each day, then they would eat 4 bushels per day. Therefore, in 9 days, the animals would eat 4 x 9 = 36 bushels of hay.