Question

Andrew can jog 14 1/4 Miles in 1 1/2 hours. How many miles can he run in 1 hour.

Answer 1

The number of miles he can run in an hour is 9 1/2 miles

Here, we want to get the number of miles Andrew can jog in an hour

Let the number of miles in 1 hour be x miles

From the question;

`\begin{gathered} 14(1)/(4)\text{ miles = 1}(1)/(2)\text{ hours} \\ \\ x\text{ miles = 1hour} \\ \\ 14(1)/(4)*1\text{ = x}*1(1)/(2) \\ \\ (57)/(4)\text{ = x}*(3)/(2) \\ \\ 57*2\text{ = 3x}*4 \\ \\ x\text{ = }(57*2)/(3*4)\text{ = }(19)/(2)\text{ = 9}(1)/(2)\text{ miles} \end{gathered}`