Respuesta :

divide 125 by 5

125 /5 = 25 meters per minute

Answer:

The rate per min is, 25 meters/minute

Step-by-step explanation:

Unit rate is defined as when rates are expressed as a quantity of 1, such as 4 feet per second or 6 miles per hour, they are called unit rates.

Given the statement: a machine laying underground cable can place 125 meters of cable in 5 minutes.

Then by definition:

rate per minute  = [tex]\frac{125}{5} = 25[/tex] meters /minute

therefore, the rate per minute is, 25 meters/ minute