Question

Lin rode her bike 2 miles in 8 minutes. She rode at a constant speed. Complete the

table to show the time it took her to travel different distances at this speed.
Distance Traveled (miles)
Elapsed Time (minutes)

Answer 1

THE FINAL ANSWER IS 1/4!!!!

Explanation:

Find how much time Lin rode her bike in a minute.

To do this, we can convert the values as a ratio and divide them to get the miles to be the number one and not two. We can achieve this by dividing 2 by two and doing the same to the other side to keep everything in balance.

2:8

2/2 = 1

8/2 = 4

1:4

Lin can ride one mile in four minutes.

How many miles can Lin ride in one minute?

The following shows how to solve it.

1:4

We must get rid of the 4 and make them into one. In order to do this, we can divide. 4 divided by 4 equals one. We do the same to the other side to keep balance. Our final answer is 1/4.

Here is the chart:

DISTANCE TRAVELED

2 MILES

ELAPSED TIME

8 MINUTES

DISTANCE TRAVELED

1 MILE

ELAPSED TIME

4 MINUTES

DISTANCE TRAVELED

1/4 MILE

ELAPSED TIME

1