Question

An artist takes 5 hours to draw 8 portraits. The artist works at a constant rate. Which statements about the mate at which the artist works are true? Select the two correct statements. The artist drew 8/5 portraits per hour The artist drew 3 portraits per hour. The artist drew 5/8 of a portrait per hour. Each portrait took 8/5 hours to draw. Each portrait took of 1/3 an hour to draw.Each portrait took of 5/8 an hour to draw.

Answer 1

We have a unit rate that we can calculate as:

$\frac{5\text{ hours}}{8\text{ portraits}}=\frac{5}{8}\text{ hours per portrait}$

We can express this rate in different ways:

The artist takes 5/8 hours to make a portrait.

The artist makes 8/5 portraits per hour (if we calculate the unit rate in inverse form)

Then, comparing these statements to the ones in the list, the ones that are true are:

Option f: "each portrait took 5/8 of an hour to draw", and

Option a: "the artist drew 8/5 portraits per hour"

Answer:

Option f: "each portrait took 5/8 of an hour to draw"

Option a: "the artist drew 8/5 portraits per hour"