It took Carla 36 minutes to run four miles. Convert this ratio into a unit rate by finding how long it took Carla to run one mile.(1 point)
Responses
9 minutes/mile
9 minutes/mile
19 minutes/mile
one-ninth minutes/mile
9 miles/minute
9 miles/minute
19 miles/minute
9 minutes/mile
To find the unit rate, divide the total time taken by the total number of miles. In this case, Carla took 36 minutes to run 4 miles. Dividing 36 by 4 gives 9 minutes/mile. Therefore, the correct unit rate is 9 minutes/mile.
To convert the ratio of 36 minutes for 4 miles into a unit rate, we need to find how long it took Carla to run one mile.
To do this, we can divide the total time by the number of miles:
36 minutes / 4 miles = 9 minutes/mile
So, the correct answer is:
9 minutes/mile