A 1,012-foot tree has grown at a constant rate each year. In the equation below, t is the age of the tree in years.%0D%0A%0D%0A23t = 1,012%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat is the unit rate in the equation above?
The unit rate in this equation is the rate at which the tree is growing each year. We can find this by dividing both sides of the equation by t:
23t/t = 1,012/t
Simplifying:
23 = 1,012/t
Dividing both sides by 23:
1 = 44/t
Multiplying both sides by t:
t = 44
So the tree is growing at a unit rate of 1 foot per year.