Question

Bart Simpson can skateboard 4 miles in 56 minutes. How many miles can he skateboard in 42 minut

Answer 1

Answer: 3 Miles

54 / 4 = He's going one mile every 14 minutes. Use unit rates i.e 1 mile for every 14 minutes to figure out that he would skate 3 miles in 42 minutes.

Answer 2

3 miles

Explanation:

The problem above is related to the topic on "Equivalent Ratios." In order to find the missing term in a proportion, you can use cross products.

Let n be the "missing term" or the number of miles that Bart Simpson can skateboard in 42 minutes.

• 
  `(4 miles)/(56 min.)` =
  `(n)/(42 min.)`
• 4 x 42 = 56n
• 168 = 56n
• 
  `(168)/(56)` = n
• 3 = n
• n = 3 miles

Therefore, it takes 3 miles for Bart Simpson to skateboard in 42 minutes.