Question

A dolphin can swim 6 miles in 2 hours. what is the unit rate, in per hour, that a dolphin can swim? A)1/3 mph B)1 mph C)3 mph D)12 mph

Answer 1

6 miles in 2 hours

How many miles in 1 hour?

Answer 2

60 miles???

Answer 3

6 miles in 2 hours

If you have half the time, how much distance will you be able to cover?

Answer 4

6 miles in 2 hours
x miles in 1 h

cross multiplie and calcule the x value - use the rule of 3 simple

Answer 5

If you eat 6 cakes in 2 hours, how many cakes do you eat in 1 hour?

Will you really be able to eat 60 cakes in 1 hour when you can only eat 6 cakes in 2 hours?

Answer 6

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If you eat 6 cakes in 2 hours, how many cakes do you eat in 1 hour?

Will you really be able to eat 60 cakes in 1 hour when you can only eat 6 cakes in 2 hours?
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nice example

Answer 7

probably 2 cakes in 2 hours ??

Answer 8

yeah something like that but definitely nothing like 60 haha

But we look at everything like a proportion

6 miles in 2 hours

divide both numbers by 2, what do we get?

6/2 miles in 2/2 hours

can you simplify it?

Answer 9

3
?

Answer 10

correct

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

thanksss alot to both (:

Answer 13

My pleasure!

Answer 14

np

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