Why is the cost over the amount when finding the unit rate for money? When I put the item over the cost and continue on, I still result in the same answer. Can someone explain this? For example: $3/5 = x/1 x = 0.6 5/$3 = 1/x x = 0.6

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Monserrat Rivas

25 March, 13:05

Why is the cost over the amount when finding the unit rate for money? When I put the item over the cost and continue on, I still result in the same answer. Can someone explain this? For example: $3/5 = x/1 x = 0.6 5/$3 = 1/x x = 0.6

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Amari Landry · Answer 1

Rates ... When rates are expressed as a quantity of 1, such as 2 feet per second or 5 miles per hour, they are called unit rates. If you have a multiple-unit rate such as 120 students for every 3 buses, and want to find the single-unit rate, write a ratio equal to the multiple-unit rate with 1 as the second term.