Question

Jen rode her bike 1/5 of a mile to her friends house. It took her 5 minutes to get there. What was Jens speed

Answer 1

Speed ​​= Distance / Time

we convert 5 minutes into hours (because the distance is in miles):

Time in hours = 5 minutes / 60 = 1/12 hour

Speed ​​= (1/5) / (1/12)

V = (1*12)/(5*1)=12/5

Speed ​​= 12/5

Jen's speed was 12/5 miles per hour or 2.4 miles per hour.