Question

A water faucet runs at a rate of 4/5 gallon per 1/5 minute. What is the unit rate of the faucet? *

Answer 1

4gallons per minute

Explanation:

Step one:

the unit rate is the amount of water per unit of time

Given data

4/5 gallon to decimal= 0.8gallon

1/5 minute decimal= 0.2 minute

We are told that 0.8 gallons run in 0.2 minute

then x gallon will run in 1 minute

cross muliply we have

x=0.8/0.2

x=4

this means that in one minutes 4gallons will run in the faucet

The unit rate is 4gallons per minute