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Armando likes to watch sports on television. He recorded the following statistics about four games he watched. (Note: The times below include television commercials and commentary.) SportTime WatchedAmount of Game Watched basketball1 hr 27 min1 of 2 halves football48 min1 of 4 quarters soccer50 min1 of 2 halves baseball1 hr 24 min4 of 9 innings Order the sports by their unit rates in hours per game from least to greatest.

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For basketball, the unit rate is given by:

[tex] \frac{1\, hr\ 27\, mins}{1\, of\, 2\, halfs} = \frac{1.45}{0.5} =2.9\, hours\, per\, game[/tex]

For football, the unit rate is given by:

[tex] \frac{48\, mins}{1\, of\, 4\, quarters} = \frac{0.8}{0.25} =3.2\, hours\, per\, game[/tex]

For soccer, the unit rate is given by:

[tex] \frac{50\, mins}{1\, of\, 2\, halfs} = \frac{0.8333}{0.5} =1.67\, hours\, per\, game[/tex]

For baseball, the unit rate is given by:

[tex] \frac{1\, hr\ 24\, mins}{4\, of\, 9\, innings} = \frac{1.4}{0.4444} =3.15\, hours\, per\, game[/tex]

Therefore, the order of the unit rates from the least to the greatest is given by:

Soccer ---> Basketball ---> Baseball ---> Football

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