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Laura decides to walk to her job. She walks 1 1/2 miles in 3/5 hour. What is Laura’s walking rate?

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Okay. So, to find the walking rate, we must do 1 1/2 / 3/5. The rule of dividing fractions is keep, Change, flip. 3/2 * 5/3 is 15/6 or 2 1/2 in simplest form. Laura’s walking rate is 2 1/2 miles an hour.
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