Question

Ms. Fry started walking as her New Year’s resolution. She calculated that she can walk a 1/2 mile in 1/4 of an hour. What is her walking rate in miles per hour?

Answer 1

2 miles per hour

Explanation:

1/4 x 4 = 1

1/2 x 4 = 2

1/4 is a quarter of 100, so you have to multiply it by 4 to get 100% or 1.

So 1/2 x 4 is 2, which is the mph.