Question

An ant crawls 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 simplest form in the box.

Answer 1

2 2/5 minutes because 5 1/5 divided by 2 1/6 equals 2 2/5

Answer 2

Answer: It will take 2
`(2)/(5)` minutes to crawl the given distance

Explanation:

Given :Ant crawls at the rate 2
`(1)/(6)` ft /min

=
`(12+1)/(6)` ft

=
`(13)/(6)` ft

Distance: 5
`(1)/(5)` ft

=
`(25+1)/(5)` ft

=
`(26)/(5)` ft

Time taken =
`(Distance)/(Speed)`

=
`(26/5)/(13/6)`

`(26*6)/(5*13)`

Dividing numerator and denominator by 13

=
`(12)/(5)`

=2
`(2)/(5)` min