Answer:
The rate is 0.42 pumpkin pies per person
Step-by-step explanation:
In this question, we are to calculate the amount of pie eaten per person.
This is a rate question.
We have 5 pies and 12 hungry people who ate the same amount of pies as the next person.
The unit rate which is pumpkin pie person is mathematically calculated by dividing the number of pumpkins pies by the number of persons
Mathematically that would be 5/12 = 0.42 pies per person approximately
