Rates and Measurement Online Practice
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Question
Phoenix, Arizona, has 33 rainy days per year. Jacksonville, Florida, has 10 rainy days per month. Which city has the higher unit rate of rainfall and why?(1 point)
Responses
Phoenix, because 33 days is greater than 10 days.
Phoenix, because 33 days is greater than 10 days.
Jacksonville, because Jacksonville has 120 rainy days per year and Phoenix has only 33 rainy days per year.
Jacksonville, because Jacksonville has 120 rainy days per year and Phoenix has only 33 rainy days per year.
You can’t compare days to years.
You can’t compare days to years.
Phoenix, because one year is longer than one month.
Phoenix, because one year is longer than one month.
The correct answer is: Jacksonville, because Jacksonville has 120 rainy days per year and Phoenix has only 33 rainy days per year.
This is the higher unit rate because it represents the number of rainy days in one year, compared to the number of rainy days in one month.