Question

A boat can travel 77 9/16 nautical miles in 8 1/2 at how many knots is the boat traveling ​

Answer 1

Hi there!

Simplify each terms:

`77(9)/(16)*8(1)/(2)=77(9)/(16)*8(8)/(16)`

Divide each terms:

`77(9)/(16)*8(8)/(16)=9(2)/(16)`

Simplify terms:

`9(2)/(16)=9(1)/(8)`

Final Result:

`9(1)/(8)`

Answer 2

Divide miles by time:

77 9/16 miles / 8 1/2 hours =

Rewrite as I’m proper fractions:

1241/16 / 17/2

Flip the second fraction over and multiply:

1241/16 x 2/17 = (1241x2)/(16x17) =

2482/272 = 9 1/8 miles per hour