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?
put answer in (x) minutes
Rubio can walk 2/3 mile in 16 minutes. So, to walk 1 mile, he would need to take (16 minutes) * (3/2) = <<16*3/2=24>>24 minutes. Answer: \boxed{24}.
To find out how long it will take Rubio to get to his friend's house, we can set up a proportion.
We know that Rubio can walk 2/3 mile in 16 minutes. Let x represent the time it takes for him to walk 1 mile.
Using the proportion:
2/3 mile = 16 minutes
1 mile = x minutes
Cross-multiplying, we get:
(2/3) * x = 1 * 16
(2/3) * x = 16
Next, we can solve for x by multiplying both sides of the equation by 3/2:
(3/2) * (2/3) * x = (3/2) * 16
1 * x = 24
Therefore, it will take Rubio 24 minutes to walk to his friend's house.
To find out how long it will take Rubio to get to his friend's house, we can use the information given about his walking pace.
We know that Rubio can walk 2/3 mile in 16 minutes.
Let's set up a proportion to find out how long it will take him to walk 1 mile (the distance to his friend's house).
The proportion would be:
(2/3 mile) / (16 minutes) = (1 mile) / (x minutes)
To solve for x, we can cross multiply:
(2/3 mile) * (x minutes) = (1 mile) * (16 minutes)
On the left side of the equation, the miles cancel out, leaving us with:
(2/3) * x minutes
On the right side of the equation, the minutes cancel out, leaving us with:
16 minutes
So, we have:
(2/3) * x minutes = 16 minutes
To solve for x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by (3/2) to isolate x:
x minutes = 16 minutes * (3/2)
Simplifying, we have:
x minutes = 24 minutes
Therefore, it will take Rubio 24 minutes to get to his friend's house.