find two rates for each given rate:
1) 18people/12people
2) 1.5 miles/ 2.4 minutes
please help sooooo confused
To find two rates for each given rate, you can work with equivalent fractions.
1) 18 people/12 people:
To find two equivalent rates, you can multiply both the numerator and denominator by the same number. Let's multiply by 2:
18 people/12 people * 2/2 = 36 people/24 people
Another way to find another equivalent rate is to divide both the numerator and denominator by the same number. Let's divide by 3:
18 people/12 people ÷ 3/3 = 6 people/4 people
So, the two different rates for 18 people/12 people are 36 people/24 people and 6 people/4 people.
2) 1.5 miles/2.4 minutes:
Again, to find two equivalent rates, we can multiply or divide both the numerator and denominator by the same numbers.
Let's multiply by 2:
1.5 miles/2.4 minutes * 2/2 = 3 miles/4.8 minutes
Now, let's divide by 0.6:
1.5 miles/2.4 minutes ÷ 0.6/0.6 = 2.5 miles/4 minutes
So, the two different rates for 1.5 miles/2.4 minutes are 3 miles/4.8 minutes and 2.5 miles/4 minutes.
Remember, when working with rates, you can find different rates by either multiplying or dividing both the numerator and denominator by the same number.