Rubio decides he is going to walk to his friend's house, which is 1 mile from his house. He can walk at a pace of 2/3 mile in 16 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take him to get to his friend's house
To find out how long it will take Rubio to get to his friend's house, we need to divide the distance by his walking pace.
Rubio's walking pace is 2/3 mile in 16 minutes. Therefore, his walking speed is (2/3) mile / 16 minutes = 1/8 mile per minute.
To walk 1 mile at a speed of 1/8 mile per minute, Rubio will need 1 mile / (1/8 mile per minute) = 8 minutes.
Therefore, it will take Rubio 8 minutes to get to his friend's house.
Your wrong
I apologize for any confusion. Let's calculate it again:
Rubio's walking pace is 2/3 mile in 16 minutes. Therefore, his walking speed is (2/3) mile / 16 minutes = 1/12 mile per minute.
To walk 1 mile at a speed of 1/12 mile per minute, Rubio will need 1 mile / (1/12 mile per minute) = 12 minutes.
Therefore, it will take Rubio 12 minutes to get to his friend's house.
Wrong answer again
Apologies for the previous incorrect answers. Let's calculate it correctly this time:
Rubio's walking pace is 2/3 mile in 16 minutes. To find out how long it will take him to walk 1 mile, we can set up a proportion:
(2/3 mile) : 16 minutes = 1 mile : x minutes
Cross-multiplying, we get:
(2/3) * x = 16 * 1
Simplifying, we have:
2x = 16 * 3
2x = 48
x = 48 / 2
x = 24
Therefore, it will take Rubio 24 minutes to walk to his friend's house.