Find the unit rate: 3 tablespoons for 1.5 servings.

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Find the unit rate:  3 tablespoons for 1.5 servings.

anonymous · Answer

Please explain

anonymous · Answer

The word 'unit' generally means '1' is involved.
We have two numbers: 3 and 1.5
We want the proportion between them to stay the same, but we want one of the numbers to become 1.

anonymous · Answer

To keep proportions the same, we multiply/divide both numbers by the same number.  For example  3 to 1.5   is in the same proportion as   6 to 3,  because both numbers were multiplied by 2.

anonymous · Answer

6 to 3 is also in the sam proportion as 2 to 1,  because that is just dividing both numbers by 3.

anonymous · Answer

2 tablespoons for 1 servings (or  2 tablespoons per serving) would be a unit rate.

anonymous · Answer

So what would I write down as the answer?

anonymous · Answer

I would write 2 tablespoons/serving

anonymous · Answer

Okay thanks :)