Tonya handed out 240 fliers advertising a school play. It took her 5 hours to hand out all 240 fliers.

Question

If Tonya’s rate was StartFraction 240 fliers Over 5 hours EndFraction , at what unit rate did she hand out fliers each hour?

Tonya handed out
fliers per hour.

Answer 1

To find the unit rate at which Tonya handed out fliers each hour, you can divide the total number of fliers by the total number of hours.

Given that Tonya handed out 240 fliers over 5 hours, the calculation would be:

\[ \text{Unit rate} = \frac{240 \text{ fliers}}{5 \text{ hours}} = 48 \text{ fliers per hour} \]

Thus, Tonya handed out 48 fliers per hour.