Question

Walter walked 15.5 block from his house to work. It took him 35 minutes. What is his rate in blocks per hour

Answer 1

For this case we first calculate the rate in blocks per minutes.
rate = (15.5) / (35) = 0.443 blocks per minutes.
Then, we can go to blocks per hour.
Remember: 1h = 60min.
rate = 0.443 * (1/60) = 0.00738 blocks per hour.
answer
his rate in blocks per hour is 0.00738 blocks per hour.