Question

At the U-Pack Shipping, the workers can unload 24 trucks in 8 hours. Which of the following is a correct unit rate for this situation?

1 over 3. of a truck per hour
1 over 3. of an hour per truck
3 hours per truck
1 truck per hour

Answer 1

Make an proportion 24 trucks/8 hours = ? trucks/1 hour, which the answer is 24/8 = 3, so three trucks an hour, but that doesn't seem to be a choice.... hmm

Answer 2

B) 1 over 3 of an hour per truck as 24:8. (Both are factor of 8) 3:1