A car travels 1/6 of the distance between two cities in 3/5 of an hour. At this rate, what fraction of the distance between the two cities can the car travel in 1 hour?

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Lennie · Answer 1 · 2018-12-02T04:07:31+0000

3/5 is 2/5 less than one whole

We need to find how much they traveled in 2/5 of an hour and add that to 1/6

In 1/5 of an hour, they traveled 1/18 of a mile

(1/18)*2=1/9

1/9+1/6=10/36

10/36=5/18

They traveled 5/18 in one hour