186,282 minutes per second: 1100 feet per second
How do I solve this ratio?
HaHa i am in Algebra 1 Honors in the 8th GRADE!!!!!
Nicole, you cannot have "minutes per second." If this typo is also feet per second, just divide 186,282 by 1100.
If the first quantity is in units other than feet (e.g., inches, yards, miles), first convert to feet and then divide.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
To solve this ratio, we need to find the relationship between the two quantities. In this case, the ratio you provided is:
186,282 minutes per second : 1100 feet per second
To make a meaningful comparison, both quantities should be in the same units. Since both values are given per second, we can use that as our common unit.
First, let's convert minutes to seconds. There are 60 seconds in 1 minute, so we can multiply the number of minutes by 60 to convert it to seconds.
186,282 minutes = 186,282 * 60 seconds
= 11,176,920 seconds
Now we can rewrite the ratio with both quantities in seconds:
11,176,920 seconds : 1100 feet per second
Now we have equivalent units for the comparison. To simplify the ratio, we can divide both quantities by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which in this case is 20.
Dividing both the numerator and denominator of the ratio by 20, we get:
559,396 seconds : 55 feet per second
So, the simplified ratio is:
559,396 seconds : 55 feet per second
This means that for every 559,396 seconds, there is a rate of 55 feet per second.