Manny is making almond muffins for a mid-day snack. He makes 36 muffins and uses 4 cups of almonds. What is the unit rate of muffins per cup of almonds that he is using?

A. 12 muffins
B. 9 muffins
C. 1/9 muffins
D. 8 muffins

1 answer

B. 9 muffins

To find the unit rate, we divide the total number of muffins by the total number of cups of almonds used:

36 muffins / 4 cups of almonds = 9 muffins per cup of almonds