Sarah raises rabbits. She uses 3/2 cups of pellets a day to feed 6 rabbits.
Part A - What is the unit rate of cups of pellets per rabbit? Show or explain your work.
Part B - There is 1/2 cups of pellets per 3/8 pound of pellets. What is the unit rate of cups of pellets per pound? Show or explain your work.
Part A. To find "pellets per rabbit", you divide the quantity of pellets by the corresponding number of rabbits. (3/2 cups/day)/(6 rabbits) = 3/12 cups/day/rabbit = 1/4 cup/day per rabbit
Part B. Same deal: to find cups per pound, divide cups by pounds. (1/2 cups)/(3/8 pounds) = (1/2*8/3) cups/pound = 4/3 cups/pound
