Answer: The correct unit rate = 2 pound per quart.
Her error instead dividing of that she multiplied both fraction.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: Jessie said the rate [tex]\dfrac12[/tex] pound / [tex]\dfrac14[/tex] quart can be written as the unit rate [tex]\dfrac18[/tex] pound per quart.
The rate [tex]\dfrac12[/tex] pound / [tex]\dfrac14[/tex] quart = [tex]\dfrac{\dfrac{1}{2}}{\dfrac14} =\dfrac12\times\dfrac41=2\ \ \ \ \ \ [ \ \dfrac{\dfrac{a}{b}}{\dfrac{c}{d}}=\dfrac{a}{b}\times\dfrac{d}{c}\ ][/tex]
The correct unit rate = 2 pound per quart.
Her error instead dividing of that she multiplied both fraction.
