152k views
4 votes
Alex ran 4 1/2 kilometers in 3/4 of an hour. How many kilometers he ran per hour?

1 Answer

6 votes

First convert the distance she ran from a mixed number to a improper fraction:

• 4-1/2 equals 9/2.

Since this a unit rate problem divide the km by the time traveled.

• 9/2 (km) ÷ 3/4 (hour). When you divide a number by a fraction use (Keep-Change-Flip).

• 9/2 × 4/3 = 36/6 miles/hour.

That's means 36/6 = 18/3 = 6 km/ hour.

User Brian Chavez
by
8.0k points