Question

Ryan is training for a bicycle race.

● The distance he rides is miles long.
4 4 2
1
● He rides a portion of the distance at a slow speed both to warm up and to
cool down.
● Ryan rides of the distance at a fast speed for training.
5
4

● Of the slow-speed portion, is for the warm-up.
3
1

Which estimate is closest to the distance, in miles, Ryan rides to cool down?
A. 3 B. 6 C. 9
D. 12

Answer 1

B. 6 While Ryan is training for 44 1/2 miles. He needs to find the common denominator of 4/5 and 1/3 = 12/15+ 5/15 =17/15 or 1 and 2/15 x 89/2 which equals 89/15 =5.9 So the estimate of the closest distance is 6.