Question

Bruce walks 3/4 mile in 1/5 hour. What is his speed in Miles per hour? Show your work.

Answer 1

To solve

Speed = distance / time

From the question

distance =3/4 mile time = 1/5 hour

substituting the above in the formula

Speed =

`\text{speed =}((3)/(4))/((1)/(5))`

speed = 3/4 x 5/1

`\text{speed =}(15)/(4)\text{ miles per hour}`

speed =3.75 miles per hour