Question

A construction crew has just finished building a road. The road is kilometers long. If the crew worked for days, how many kilometers of road did they build each day? (Assume they built the same amount each day.)

Write your answer as a mixed number in simplest form.

Answer 1

2.1 km a day

Explanation:

9 km ÷ 30/7 days, in other words (9 x 7)/30 which equals 63/30 which is 2.1 kilometers/1 day.

Answer 2

2.1 kilometers/1 day.

Explanation:

9 kilometers ÷ 30/7 days, which is the same as (9 x 7)/30 which is = 63/30 = 2.1 kilometers/1 day.