Question

After 3/4 of a minute a sloth has moved 3/8 of a foot . What is the sloths speed in feet per minute

Answer 1

1/2 ft/min

Explanation:

Find the unit rate:

3/8 ft

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3/4 min

Cancelling the 3s, we get:

1 ft

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8

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1 min

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4

Now invert the divisor (1 min/ 4) and multiply:

1 ft 4

----- * --------- = (1/2) ft/min

8 1 min