Question

A horse in a race ran 8 1/2 miles every 1/2 hour fin how much did it ran in 1 hour , 2 hours and 2 1/2 hours

Answer 1

17 mph

Explanation:

A horse in a race ran 8 1/2 miles every 1/2 hour. How far did the horse run in 1 hour?

Find the unit rate:

8 1/2 miles 17/2

----------------- = ------------ mph = 17 mph (answer)

1/2 hour 1/2