2 years ago

Find the unit rate. 5/8 ounce per 1/4 pint

Mathematics

1 answer:

Katena32 [7]2 years ago

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Answer: 2.5 ounces/ pint

You can firstly turn your fractions into decimals 5/8 is equal to .625 and 1/4 is .25

Then you can divide .625 by .25 which is 2.5, So the unit rate is 2.5 ounces per pint.

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