Question

Mike walked 3 miles in 45 minutes. What was his rate in miles per hour? Please show how you got your answer

Answer 1

4 miles per hour

Explanation:

Convert to a decimal by dividing the numerator by the denominator.

4 miles per hour

Answer 2

4 miles per hour

Explanation:

We can divide 45 minutes by 3 to get 15 minutes:

So that is 1 mile in 15 mins

Then we multiply both sides by 4 to get 60 mins:

4 miles in 60 mins

So his rate was 4 miles per hour