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Joseph walked home from school. He walked 1/5 of a mile in 1/10 of an hour. How many miles did Josheph walk per hour.

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To get 1 hour you multiply both 1/5(0.2) and 1/10(6min)by 10. He walks 2 miles an hour which is the normal human walking speed.
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In this question , it is given that , Joseph walked 1/5 of a mile in 1/10 of an hour.

Here distance is 1/5 mile and time is 1/10 hour .

We have to find the speed of Joseph .

And for that, we use the folowing formula:


Speed = (distance)/(time)

Substituting the values of distance and time, we will get


speed = (1/5)/(1/10) = (10)/(5) = 2 miles/hour

Hence, Joseph walk 2 miles per hour .

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