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Lesson: Challenging Problem Solving - 18t03

Rates: The Rate Formula And Unit Conversion

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The following problem illustrates the use of the basic rate formula and the importance of unit conversions. Review the question and then proceed to the task below.


If a centrifuge spins at a rate of k rotations per second, how many minutes would it take for the centrifuge to make n rotations?

60kn

For each question that follows, select the correct answer and then click Continue.

Which of the following components of the rate formula does this question ask us to find?
  Rate Distance (productivity) Time
 
Which of the following rate formula variants is most convenient to use in solving this problem?
  Distance = Rate Time

The third formula variant will allow us to solve directly for time.

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