You create 15 centerpieces for a party in 5 hours. What is the unit rate? How long will it take you to make 42 centerpieces?

Question

• You create 15 centerpieces for a party in 5 hours. What is the unit rate? How long will it take you to make 42 centerpieces?                   Rhdsg

 

Answer 1

you create 15 per 5 hours.  or 15 centerpieces/5 hours or 3 centerpieces per hour.  To make 42, if you make 3 per hour, you would divide 42 by 3, getting 14.  It will take 14 hours to make 42 centerpieces.