A lake has 16 boats in 4 square miles. Determine the unit rate in boats per square mile
To find the unit rate of boats per square mile, divide the total number of boats (16) by the total number of square miles (4).
Unit rate = Total boats/Total square miles
Unit rate = 16/4
Simplifying the division, we get:
Unit rate = 4
Thus, the unit rate of boats per square mile is 4.