In 10 months, 62.6 gallons were used. What is the unit rate? After answering, please explain how you found it

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tkhunny · Answer

I guess finding it would be the first step.  How do you propose to do that?

anonymous · Answer

i was thinking about division then  useing the sqrt

tkhunny · Answer

Square root?  Why?  What are the units?  62.6 gal / 10 months = 6.26 gal/month

anonymous · Answer

yeah i thought it was 6.26 for 10 months, so it would be 62.6

anonymous · Answer

this is because the rate would've been 6.26 for 10 months

tkhunny · Answer

It's 62.6 gal / 10 months.  The "problem" is that "10" is not "1" and this is somehow unsatisfactory.  62.6 / 10 = 6.26.  This gives 6.26 gal / 1 month.  Now that the coefficient in the denominator is "1", we are supposed to be happier.

anonymous · Answer

oh ok, i understand now.

anonymous · Answer

thx

tkhunny · Answer

Yes, but are you "happier"?  :-)

Nothing says happiness like "1" in the denominator!

Maybe I should write Greeting Cards?

anonymous · Answer

lol, yeah im a little happier.