Jorie bought 3 1/2 pounds of apples to share equally among 20 people. What is the unit rate of pounds of apples per person? Write your answer in fraction form.

Answer 1

To find the unit rate, we need to divide the total pounds of apples by the number of people.

Jorie bought 3 1/2 pounds of apples, which is the same as 7/2 pounds.

So, the unit rate of pounds of apples per person is:

(7/2 pounds) / (20 people) = (7/2) / (20/1) = 7/2 * 1/20 = 7/40.

Therefore, the unit rate of pounds of apples per person is 7/40.