Question

a certain fish can swim 6 1/3 times faster than a person. if a person swims 5 7/8 miles per hour, how fast can the fish swim?

Answer 1

Answer: 37.2204mph

Step-by-step explanation: First, I converted 5 7/8 into 5.88 then I converted 6 1/3 into 6.33 and then multiplied the two then I got my answer.

Answer 2

37 5/24 mph

Explanation:

You need to multiply the numbers. First, convert them into fractions.

6 1/3 * 5 7/8 =

= (6 + 1/3) * (5 + 7/8)

= (6/1 + 1/3) * (5/1 + 7/8)

= (18/3 + 1/3) * (40/8 + 7/8)

= (19/3) * (47/8)

= 893/24

= 37 5/24