Question

How many miles Jeff hikes. How many 1/4 hours are in 1 hour? How far does Jeff hike in 1 hour?

Answer 1

Unit rates - Input data

Jeff

1/2 mile every 15 minutes or 1/4 hour

Lisa

1/3 mile every 10 minutes or 1/6 hour

Procedure

Let's calculate the speed of each one

Jeff

`\text{Jeff}=\frac{1/2\text{ mile }}{1/4\text{ hour}}=2\text{ miles/hour }`

Lisa

`\text{Lisa}=\frac{1/3\text{ miles}}{1/6\text{ hour}}=2\text{ miles/hour}`

How far do they each hike 1 hour:

2 miles

How far do they each hike 2 hour:

4 miles