Natalie walked 3/5 mile in 1/2 hour how fast did she walk in miles per hour
Accepted Solution
A:
Our job here is to convert the given info to the rate (speed) as a unit measurement. In other words, we need to calculate how fast Natalie walks in 1 hour.
To do this, divide the distance by the elapsed time:
3/5 mile ------------ 1/2 hour
This becomes
3 -- 5 == miles/hour 1 -- 2
Invert the divisor (1/2) and multiply:
3 2 6 -- * --- = ----- 5 1 5
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