Question

Gavin ran 2 3/5 miles in 7/12 of an hour. How many miles can Gavin run in one hour?

Answer 1

First you find how many miles can Gavin run in 1/12 of an hour. That way you can use it to times 12 and to find 12/12 of an hour which is 1 hour.

Turn it into an improper fraction. 2×5=10 then add that 10 to the numerator 3 and it'll be 13/5 miles in 7/12 hours. Then divide it by 7.

`(13)/(5) / 7 = \\ (13 )/(5 * 7) = (13)/(35)`

So 13/35 is how many miles Gavin runs in 1/12 of an hour. Now times is by 12 = 146/35

Or

`4 (6)/(35)`

miles per hour