A garden snail moves [tex]\frac{1}{6}[/tex] foot in [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex] hour. What is the unit rate?
Answer (2)
6 1 f t t o 3 1 h ⇒ 6 1 : 3 1 f t / h = 6 1 × 1 3 f t / h = 2 1 f t / h = 0.5 f t / h
The unit rate of the garden snail's movement is 2 1 feet per hour, or 0.5 ft/h. This rate is calculated by dividing the distance it moves by the time taken. Thus, the snail moves half a foot for every hour it travels.
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