Mitchell walked
5
12
of a mile in
1
2
of an hour. At this rate, how far could Mitchell walk in 1 hour?
To find how far Mitchell could walk in 1 hour, we need to find the distance walked per hour.
First, we need to find the distance walked in 1 minute. Since 1 hour is equal to 60 minutes, we divide the distance walked in 12 minutes by 12: 12 / 12 = 1 mile.
Therefore, Mitchell could walk 1 mile in 1 hour.
To find out how far Mitchell could walk in 1 hour, we need to determine how much distance he covers in 1 unit of time.
Given that Mitchell walked 5/12 of a mile in 1/2 of an hour, we can find out his speed by dividing the distance by the time:
Speed = Distance / Time
Speed = (5/12) mile / (1/2) hour
To simplify this expression, we can divide the numerator and denominator by 1/2:
Speed = (5/12) mile / (1/2) hour
Speed = (5/12) mile * (2/1) hour
Speed = (5/6) mile per hour
Therefore, Mitchell's speed is 5/6 mile per hour.
Now, we can find out how much distance Mitchell can cover in 1 hour by multiplying his speed by the time:
Distance = Speed * Time
Distance = (5/6) mile per hour * 1 hour
Multiplying the numerator and denominator, we get:
Distance = (5/6) mile
Therefore, Mitchell could walk 5/6 of a mile in 1 hour.