1. The problem asks how to find the unit rate given a fraction or ratio in the form $\frac{\text{numerator}}{\text{denominator}}$. 2. The unit rate is the value corresponding to "per 1" of the denominator, which means rewriting the ratio to a denominator of 1. 3. To achieve this, divide both numerator and denominator by the denominator because dividing the denominator by itself equals 1. 4. Therefore, the correct method to find the unit rate is: \n\n$$\text{Unit rate} = \frac{\text{numerator} \div \text{denominator}}{\text{denominator} \div \text{denominator}} = \frac{\text{numerator} \div \text{denominator}}{1}$$ 5. Multiplying or dividing by the numerator does not produce a unit rate since it does not reduce the denominator to 1. Final answer: To find the unit rate, divide both the numerator and denominator by the denominator.