Question

Derrick lives 3 miles from the park. He rode his bicycle to the park at an average speed of 9 miles per hour. How many minutes did it take Derrick to ride his bicycle to the park?

Answer 1

Hey there!

Since we don't know how many hours it took, we'll say 9 mph = 3 miles/x hours. To solve, we multiply both sides by x. 9x = 3 Dividing both sides by 9, we get that it took 3/9 hours or 1/3 hours. How many minutes are 1/3 hours? 20, so it took Derrick 20 minutes. Hope this helps! :)

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- Nicole