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.

Answer 1

To solve this problem using a unit rate, we need to find out how many school-supply kits can be put together in one minute, and then multiply that by the number of minutes we are interested in.

To find the number of kits per minute, we need to divide the total number of kits (40) by the total number of minutes (8):
40 kits ÷ 8 minutes = 5 kits per minute

Now, we can multiply the number of kits per minute (5) by the desired number of minutes (30) to find the total number of kits that can be put together in 30 minutes:
5 kits/minute × 30 minutes = 150 kits

Therefore, at this rate, the volunteers can put together 150 school-supply kits in 30 minutes.