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Calculate a fictional processing rate

Northstar processes 252 fictional forms during 7 operating hours. What is the average number of forms per operating hour?

Ratio direction map

Label both quantities before reducing to a per-one rate

  1. LabelQuantity A compared with B
  2. DirectChoose the requested per-unit direction
  3. ReduceDivide both parts consistently
  4. ScaleApply one factor to both parts
  5. CheckUnits and cross-products agree

Direction determines meaning. Preserve the numerator and denominator units, scale both parts together, and substitute the result to check the relationship.