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The Martinez family walked three/five of a mile in three/eight of an hour. What equation can be used to calculate their unit rate in miles per hour?
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The Martinez family walked three/five of a mile in three/eight of an hour.

What equation can be used to calculate their unit rate in miles per hour?

User KyungHun Jeon
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convert to hour
divide both sides by three to get
1/5 of a mile in 1/8 of an hour
multiply by 8
8/5 of a mile in 1 hour
1.6 miles per hour
User Adham Enaya
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We have an equation: (3/5 mile)/ (3/8 hour)= ?
⇒ ?= 8/5 miles/hour
⇒ ?= 1 3/5 miles/hour.

The final answer is 1 3/5 miles/hr~
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