Homework Help: math

Posted by jasmine on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 9:07pm.

if kevin walk two third of a mile in two fifths of a hour how many miles in one hour can he walk

math - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 9:13pm
(2/3)/(2/5) = x/1

Cross multiply and solve for x.

(2/5)x = 2/3

x = (2/3) / (3/5)

x = (2/3) * (5/3)

x = 10/9 = 1 1/9 mile

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