Charles is going camping with hisis family. Their campsite is five eighths
5
8 mile away. They walk at a steady speed of 1 and one fourth1
1
4 mi divided by hmi/h. How many minutes will it take them to get to the campsite?
To find out how long it will take Charles and his family to get to the campsite, we need to follow these steps:
Step 1: Convert the mixed number "1 1/4" into an improper fraction.
1 1/4 = (4 * 1 + 1) / 4 = 5/4
Step 2: Divide the distance of the campsite by their walking speed.
Distance = 5/8 miles
Speed = 5/4 miles per hour (mi/h)
Time = Distance / Speed
Time = (5/8) / (5/4)
Time = (5/8) * (4/5)
Time = 20/40
Time = 1/2 hour
Step 3: Convert the time from hours to minutes.
1/2 hour * 60 minutes/hour = 30 minutes
Therefore, it will take Charles and his family 30 minutes to get to the campsite.
(5/8) / (1 1/4)
= 5/8 / 5/4
= 5/8 * 4/5
= 1/2 hour