What is a unit rate in a ratio such as 12 miles in 3 hours?
QUESTION
What operation finds the unit rate for a units per b units?
QUESTION
What is a unit rate in a ratio such as 12 miles in 3 hours?
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ANSWER
A rate per 1 unit of the second quantity (here, miles per 1 hour). A unit rate simplifies the ratio by dividing to express the first quantity per single unit of the second, facilitating comparisons.