Thirty pounds of grass seed will cover 1/3 of an acre. Which unit rate describes this situation?

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5 July, 14:58

Thirty pounds of grass seed will cover 1/3 of an acre. Which unit rate describes this situation?

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India Townsend · Answer 1

As always, the "unit rate" can be written two ways. You have not specified which one you want.

... (30 lb) / (1/3 ac) = 90 lb/ac

... (1/3 ac) / (30 lb) = (1/90) ac/lb