Question

a paper boy delivers papers. he delivers "189" papers in 3 hours. what is the unit rate of this deliveries per hour?

Answer 1

The paperboy delivers 63 papers per hour.

First, you must set up the equation.

$\frac{189}{3}=\frac{x}{1}$

Then, you must cross multiply.

$189=3x$

Then, divide 3 on both sides.

$x=63$