Three students are arguing over who can run the fastest.
Student A says that she can run mile in six minutes.
Student B says that he can run mile in four minutes.
Student C says that he can run mile in eight minutes.What fraction of a mile can Student A run in one minute?
What fraction of a mile can Student A run in one minute?
6miles
huh?
1 mile/6 minutes = (1/6) mile/min
student c
To find the fraction of a mile that Student A can run in one minute, we need to divide the total distance Student A can run by the time it takes to cover that distance.
Student A can run 1 mile in 6 minutes. So, we divide the distance (1 mile) by the time (6 minutes):
1 mile / 6 minutes = 1/6 miles per minute.
Therefore, Student A can run 1/6 of a mile in one minute.