Question

Amara is raking leaves. She fills up 7 large bags with them in 3 hours. Answer the following

questions based on this information.

(a) At this rate, how many bags could she
fill in 9 hours? Justify how you found
your answer.

(b) What is the unit rate at which Amara is
raking leaves? Express your answer in
simplest form using appropriate “per”
units.

Answer 1

1. 63. Do 7 x 9 to get 63. You use 7 as the base rate, and 9 as the hour. Boom.

2. 7 per 3 units