Step by step
The question
Question: 36 pages in 4 days.
How many pages in 1 day?
36 pages in 4 days
A unit rate tells us how much for just 1.
Here: pages for 1 day.
unit rate = how much for 1
1 Write it as a fraction
We write it as a fraction.
The pages go on top.
The days go on the bottom.
= 36 pages4 days
2 Divide to get 1 at the bottom
We want 1 day on the bottom.
4 divided by 4 is 1.
We divide the top by 4 too, so the rate stays the same.
= 36 pages ÷ 44 days ÷ 4
36 divided by 4 is 9.
So it is 9 pages for 1 day.
= 9 pages1 day
Per means for each.
So the unit rate is 9 pages per day.
= 9 pages per day
3 Check
Let's check: 4 days at 9 pages per day.
4 times 9 is 36.
That is 36 pages, so it is right!
4 × 9 pages = 36 pages
Let's look back.
First: write it as a fraction.
Then: divide to get 1 at the bottom.
Last: check.
Answer
= 9 pages per day