Alyse B.

asked • 09/25/17

What is the unit rate of 18 teaspoons for 3 cups

Its a question that needs to be answered please

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Mark M. answered • 09/25/17

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18 / 3 = 6 / 1
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Kenneth S.

conversion facts: 3 teaspoons = 1 TABLEspoon = 1/16 cup.
 
so 3 cups is 48 times 1/16 cup = 48(3 teaspoons) and thus I can say that the rate of 18 tsp to 3 c is 18 tsp to 144 tsp = 1/8.
This is a dimensionless ratio (teaspoons cancelled) showing that the 3 cups amount is 8 times the smaller 18 tsp amount.
 
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09/26/17

Mark M.

Yet 1/8 is not a unit rate, that requires 1 to be in the denominator.
The unit rate is 6 teaspoons for every 1 cup.
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09/26/17

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