On Thursday after work the number of cars in a parking lot increased at a steady rate of 17 cars every 5 minutes which rational number describes the number of cars per minute
17 cars / 5 min = 17 / 5
To find the number of cars per minute, we need to determine how many cars are added in each minute.
We know that the number of cars increases at a steady rate of 17 cars every 5 minutes. So, to find the number of cars added per minute, we can divide the number of cars added every 5 minutes by the number of minutes:
17 cars ÷ 5 minutes
To simplify this division, we can express both the numerator and denominator as fractions:
17 cars/1 ÷ 5 minutes/1
Now, performing the division of the fractions:
(17 cars/1) ÷ (5 minutes/1)
To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal (inverse) of the second fraction:
(17 cars/1) x (1/5 minutes)
Multiplying the numerators and denominators:
(17 x 1 cars) / (1 x 5 minutes)
Simplifying the result:
17 cars / 5 minutes
Hence, the rational number that represents the number of cars per minute is 17/5.