Question 507880
A rate is how fast or slow something is happening
1 inch per hour is very slow
1 mile per second is very fast
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There are other rates that don't involve time, like
1,351 fleas per dog
2.5 cats per family
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A  unit rate is 1/(something), like
1 dog / 3 children
1 foot / 6.548 sec