Question

The flow rate of the gas pump at Bob's Gas Station is 2/3 of a gallon in 1/9 of a minute. Compute the unit rate from the complex fraction 2/3 / 1/9 gallons per minute?
A) 4 gallons per minute
B) 6 gallons per minute
C) 8 gallons per minute
D) 12 gallons per minute

Answer 1

Answer:

B) 6 gallons per minute

Step-by-step explanation:

2/3 / 1/9= 2/3 × 9/1 = 18/3

3 ÷ 18=6

 6 gallons per minute.

Answer 2

The unit rate from the complex fraction 2/3 / 1/9 gallons per minute is 6 gallons per minute.

Flow rate

From the question, we are given the following information.

The gas pump 2/3 of a gallon in 1/9 minutes. This can be expressed as:

• 2/3 gallons = 1/9 minute

number of gallons

In order to get the number of gallons in a minute, we can say;

• x  gallons = 1 minute

Divide both expressions to have:

2/3x = 1/9

Cross multiply

3x = 2 * 9

3x = 18

x = 6 gallons

Hence the unit rate from the complex fraction 2/3 / 1/9 gallons per minute is 6 gallons per minute.

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