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Jeremy walked at an average rate of speed of 5 km/h. how far had Jeremy walked in 15 minutes?

User Bern
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Well if we know he can walk 5km in one hour (or 60 minutes) we can do ratios,,,

Km : minutes
5 : 60
: 15


We can do 5 divided by 60 multiplied by 15 to get the unknown km

This will give us 5/4 or 1.25

So he can walk 1.25 km in 15 minutes.


Hope this helps! Any questions let me know :)
User Jianru Shi
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Answer:

1 half kilometer is right answer

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