Question

Barry is in a pie eating contest. He claims that he can eat a pie that is divided into six equal pieces in 2 minutes. If he is going to eat the whole pie in 2 minutes, how long does he have to eat each piece?

Answer 1

Set up the ratio for pieces/minutes and then find this as a unit rate. These terms, ratio and unit rate, you should be familiar with from lecture.

Answer 2

What did you obtain.