To determine the unit rate to running 5/4 a mile in 9 minutes you have to determine the distance in miles run in one minute.
You can use corss multiplication to do the calculation:
9min____5/4miles
1min_____xmiles
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{\frac{5}{4}}{9}=\frac{x}{1} \\ x=\frac{5}{36} \end{gathered}[/tex]The unite rate is 5/36miles/minute, expressed as a decimal value is 0.14miles/min
