Question

Volunteers put together 40 school-supply kits in 8 minutes. At this rate, how many could they put together in 30 minutes? Solve this problem using a unit rate. (1 point)
Responses

10.67 school-supply kits
10.67 school-supply kits

9,600 school-supply kits
9,600 school-supply kits

6 school-supply kits
6 school-supply kits

150 school-supply kits
150 school-supply kits

1 answer

To solve the problem using a unit rate, we first need to determine how many school-supply kits the volunteers can put together in one minute.

Given:

  • They put together 40 school-supply kits in 8 minutes.

First, we calculate the unit rate (kits per minute):

\[ \text{Kits per minute} = \frac{40 \text{ kits}}{8 \text{ minutes}} = 5 \text{ kits per minute} \]

Now, we want to find out how many kits they can put together in 30 minutes:

\[ \text{Kits in 30 minutes} = 5 \text{ kits per minute} \times 30 \text{ minutes} = 150 \text{ kits} \]

Therefore, the answer is:

150 school-supply kits.