Question

1. on halloween, jack carved 12 pumpkins in 4 hours. if jack carved at a constant speed, what is his unit rate in pumpkins per hour? pumpkins/hour

Explanation:

Step1: Define unit rate formula

Unit rate = $\frac{\text{Total pumpkins}}{\text{Total hours}}$

Step2: Substitute given values

Unit rate = $\frac{12}{4}$

Step3: Calculate the quotient

$\frac{12}{4}=3$

Answer:

3 pumpkins/hour