Question

A road crew must repave a road that is 3/4 miles long. They can repave 1/48 miles each hour. How long will it take the crew to repave the road?Write your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

Let's use a rule of three to solve this:

This way,

`x=((3)/(4))/((1)/(48))\rightarrow x=36`

The crew will take 36 hours to repave the road