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An ant called at a rate of 2 1/6 ft per minute. At this rate how long does it take the ant to crawl a distance of 5 1/5 ft. Enter your answer as a mixed number in the box.
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An ant called at a rate of 2 1/6 ft per minute. At this rate how long does it take the ant to crawl a distance of 5 1/5 ft. Enter your answer as a mixed number in the box.

User Pierre Valade
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2 1/6 = 13/6

5 1/5 = 26/5

26/5 ÷ 13/6 =

Keep, Change, Flip

Keep 26/5
Change ÷ to ×
Flip 13/6 to 6/13

That equals: 26/5 × 6/13 = 156/65 = 2 2/5

Answer = 2 2/5

~Hope this helped~
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