QuestionUnderstand Unit Rate - Quiz - Level F
As a part of its diet, a Pacific seahorse eats about 56 shrimp per week. It eats the same amount each day.
How much shrimp does the Pacific seahorse eat per day? Complete the statement with the unit rate.
The Pacific seahorse eats shrimp per day.
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
What is this asking? If a seahorse eats 56 shrimp over a week, and eats the same amount every day, how many shrimp does it eat each day? Watch out! Make sure to understand what "per day" means and how many days are in a week.
STEP 2
1. Calculate daily shrimp consumption
STEP 3
Alright, so we're told that the seahorse eats a **total** of shrimp over an **entire** week.
We want to find out how many shrimp it eats *per day*.
STEP 4
The problem says the seahorse eats the *same amount each day*.
This is **key** because it tells us we can divide the total number of shrimp by the number of days in a week to find the daily rate.
STEP 5
We know there are days in a week.
So, to find the number of shrimp eaten per day, we **divide** the **total** shrimp eaten () by the **number** of days in a week ().
STEP 6
Let's **do the math**:
STEP 7
divided by is .
So,
STEP 8
This means the seahorse eats shrimp *per day*.
Awesome!
STEP 9
The Pacific seahorse eats shrimp per day.
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