147k views
4 votes
It took team tool bella 2 1/3 hours to hike 4 2/3 miles. whats their average speed in mph

User Jakob Borg
by
8.2k points

1 Answer

2 votes
Divide # miles by # of hours to find average mph.

=4 2/3 ÷ 2 1/3
change to improper fractions
= 14/3 ÷ 7/3
multiply by reciprocal/inverses of 7/3
= 14/3 * 3/7
= (14*3)/(3*7)
= 42/21
= 2

Hope this helps! :)
User MatCarey
by
8.4k points