Question

A submarine dives 51 3/5 meters below the surface of the water in 4 minutes. how many meters does the submarine dive each minute? NO LINKS!

A: 12 9/10
B: 12 3/4
C: 206 2/5
D: 47 3/5

Answer 1

a

Explanation:

51 3/5 = 258/5

258/5 / 4 = 12.9 (meters the submarine dives each min)

now we have to find out what 12.9 is as a fraction!

12.9= 12 9/10 because .9 is equal to 9/10, and 12. equals 12!