Question

if 36 cookies cost $4.00 what is the unit rate in cookies per dollar. Using the same information what is the unit rate for 1 cookie? ​

Answer 1

9 cookies per dollar

Explanation:

This is a fraction equal to

36 cookies ÷ 4 dollars

We want a unit rate where

1 is in the denominator,

so we divide top and bottom by 4

36 cookies ÷ 4

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4 dollars ÷ 4

=

9 cookies

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1 dollar

=

9 cookies

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dollar

= 9 cookies per dollar