Question

Question 3: A car travels 1 6 of the distance between two cities in 3 5 of an hour. At this rate, what fraction of the distance between the two cities can the car travel in 1 hour?

Answer 1

5/18

Explanation:

Answer 2

5/18

Explanation:

The desired fraction can be found by dividing the fraction of distance by the fraction of hours:

(1/6 distance)/(3/5 hour) = (1/6·5/3) distance/hour = 5/18 distance/hour

Then 5/18 of the distance can be covered in one hour.