SOLUTION: A person waxed 1/40 of a floor every 1/2 hour. The area of the floor was 2,000 square feet. At what unit rate, in square feet per hour, did the person wax the floor?

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Question 1181625: A person waxed 1/40 of a floor every 1/2 hour. The area of the floor was 2,000 square feet.
At what unit rate, in square feet per hour, did the person wax the floor?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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To get a unit rate in square feet per hour, divide the number of square feet by the number of hours.

The number of square feet is 1/40 of 2,000 -- i.e., 2000/40
The number of hours is 1/2

Do the division.

%282000%2F40%29%2F%281%2F2%29 = ____