Tommy is bundling magazines to recycle. He notices that 4 magazines weigh 8/3 pound in all and that the magazines all weigh the same amount. What is the unit rate for pounds per magazine?

Question

What's the unit rate for each magazine.

Answer 1

Hello Wilbur,

Let's call x the weight of one magazine

4 magazines weigh 8/3 pounds ----> 4*x = 8/3

To solve for x, divide both sides by 4 ----> x = 8/12 = 2/3 lb

Each magazine weighs 2/3 of a pound. Therefore, the unit rate is 2/3 pounds per magazine.

Cheers.

Answer 2

in order to find the unit rate here you can just divide!

(8/3 pounds) / 4 magazines = 8/3 x 1/4 = 8/12 = 2/3

meaning that it's about 2/3 pound per magazine