Question

how is the number of minutes related to the number of words? minutes? unit rate = words
words | 15 | 30
time (min) | 1 | 2

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate unit rate for first pair

To find the unit rate (words per minute), divide words by time. For 15 words in 1 minute: $\frac{15}{1} = 15$ words per minute.

Step2: Verify with second pair

Check for 30 words in 2 minutes: $\frac{30}{2} = 15$ words per minute. So the unit rate is 15 words per minute, meaning number of words = 15 × number of minutes (or time in minutes = number of words ÷ 15).

Answer:

The number of words is 15 times the number of minutes (unit rate = 15 words per minute, so words = 15 × minutes or minutes = words ÷ 15).