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A car went 60 km in 5 6 of an hour while a second car went 54 km in 2 3 h. Which car was faster? How many times faster?

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Answer:

car B is 1.125 times faster than car A

Explanation:

CAR A

5/6th of an hour--> (60/6)*5=50

5/6th of an hour=50 mins

so

60 km in 50 mins

lets use the unit rate in mph to compare

60/50=1.2 miles per min

Car B

2/3= (2/3*60)

2/3=40 mins

2/3 of an hour is 40 mins

so

54 km in 40 mins

lets use unit rates in mph to compare:

54/40=1.35

1.2<1.35

so the 2nd car is faster

to find out how many times faster car b is we need to divide

1.35/1.2=1.125

car B is 1.125 times faster than car A

hope this helps!

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