Question

You are part of a rowing team. Every 1 1/2 miles you stop to take a drink of water. How many times will you stop to drink water if you row 10 1/2 miles?

lps answer bc i am about to go to sleep and i have to finish my hw.

Answer 1

It's easy, since you know you have the find the number of times 0.5 fits into 0.5, you just divide and you get the answer of 21 times.

Answer 2

You will stop to drink water seven times. 10.5/1.5=7