Question

Jessica gave 6 people candy. She split 7/8 pounds among them. What is the unit rate in pounds per person

Answer 1

Number of people: 6

Number of pounds: 7/8

The unit rate in pounds per person can be calculated using the formula:

$\text{ unit rate }=\frac{\text{ number of pounds}}{\text{ number of people}}$

Then, using the values from the beginning:

$\begin{gathered} \text{ unit rate }=\frac{7/8}{6}=\frac{7}{8\cdot6} \\ \\ \therefore\text{ unit rate }=\frac{7}{48}\text{ pounds per person} \end{gathered}$