Question

A bicyclist travels 1 mile in 5 minutes. If m represents minutes, what does the expression m/5 represent

Answer 1

miles/minutes
so mile=1
m is miles 1/5

Answer 2

`(m)/(5)` represent the distance in miles covered in m minutes.

Explanation:

Given : A bicyclist travels 1 mile in 5 minutes. If m represents minutes.

To find : What does the expression
`(m)/(5)` represent ?

Solution :

A bicyclist travels 1 mile in 5 minutes.

i.e. In 5 minutes bicyclist travels 1 mile.

In 1 minute bicyclist travels
`(1)/(5)` mile

In m minute bicyclist travels
`m* (1)/(5)` mile

In m minute bicyclist travels
`(m)/(5)` mile

Therefore,
`(m)/(5)` represent the distance in miles covered in m minutes.