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Marneshia walked three over eight of a mile in three over five of an hour. What equation can be used to calculate her unit rate in miles per hour?

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3/8 mile in 3/5 hour

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User Martin Shishkov
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3/8 mile in 3/5 hour

( (3)/(8) )/( (3)/(5) )
we want to find miles per hour or m/1h
convert 3/5 to 1 by multiplying it by 5/3
keep the fraction the same by multiply ing the whole thing by

( (5)/(3) )/( (5)/(3) ) to get


( (15)/(24) )/( (15)/(15) )=

( (5)/(8) )/( 1)=5/8 miles per hour


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