Answer:
[tex]\sf \boxed{\sf \frac{3}{2} } \ miles \ per \ day[/tex]
Explanation:
[tex]\sf unit \ rate: \dfrac{Total \ distance \ (miles)}{Total \ time \ taken \ (day)}[/tex]
Here given:
[tex]Total \ Distance : 8\dfrac{1}{4} \ or \ 8.25[/tex]
[tex]Total \ Time \ taken : 5\dfrac{1}{2} \ or \ 5.5[/tex]
Find unit rate:
[tex]\rightarrow \sf unit \ rate: \dfrac{8.25 }{5.5 }[/tex]
[tex]\rightarrow \sf unit \ rate: 1.5 \ miles \ per \ day[/tex]
