Question

Sound can travel incredibly quickly: 1 mile in about 1/12 of a minute. Based on that, what is the approximate speed of sound?

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, mixed number, or whole number.

_____miles per minute

Answer 1

120-343+2354-24433-565=1209

Answer 2

12

Explanation:

So given was

1 mile

1/12th of a minute

In order to get from 1/12th to 1, you have to multiply by 12

1/12th * 12 = 1

Since you multiplied that, you must do the same for the 1 mile

12 * 1 = 12 miles per minute