Question

In 3 days, a polar bear can eat up to 42.6 pounds of fish. What rate can relate the number of pounds of fish to the number of days by finding the unit rate.

Answer 1

14.2 pounds per day

Explanation:

The unit rate would be the quotient between the number of pounds and the number of days, just like this:

`(42.6)/(3)=14.2\text{ pounds per day}`

Which means that the polar bear eats 14.2 pounds per day