Question

Find the unit rate.

$\frac{\$161}{7\text{shares}}$

Short answer

The unit rate of$\frac{\$161}{7\text{shares}}$ is $23 per share.

Step-by-step solution

. Given

The given ratio is$\frac{\$161}{7\text{shares}}$.

. To determine

We have to determine the unit rate.

.Calculation

We can find the unit rate by making the denominator = 1.

$\begin{array}{c}\frac{\$161}{7\text{shares}}=\frac{\$161÷7}{7\text{shares}÷7}\left[\text{dividethenumeratoranddenominatorby7}\right]\\ =\frac{\$23}{1\text{share}}\end{array}$

So, the unit rate of$\frac{\$161}{7\text{shares}}$ is $23 per share.