a fertilizer covers 5/6 square foot in 1/2
unit rate
To find the unit rate of a fertilizer that covers 5/6 square foot in 1/2, you need to determine how much area the fertilizer covers in 1 unit of time. In this case, the given rate is in "1/2" which refers to a half unit of time.
To find the unit rate, divide the amount covered (5/6 square foot) by the time period (1/2 unit).
The unit rate can be calculated by performing the following division:
(5/6 square foot) ÷ (1/2 unit)
To divide a fraction by another fraction, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. So, we can rewrite the problem as:
(5/6 square foot) × (2/1 unit)
Now, multiply the numerators (top numbers) and the denominators (bottom numbers):
= (5 × 2) / (6 × 1)
= 10/6
Simplifying the fraction, we get:
= 5/3
Therefore, the unit rate of the fertilizer is 5/3 square foot per unit of time (in this case, 1/2).
1/2 WHAT?
Is that 5/8 or 5/6?