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1/2 mile in 1/16 an hour.what is its rate in miles per hour

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Explanation:

Miles per hour is a speed and we usually just hear the number of how fast a car or a rocket or meteor is going. We look at our speedometer in the car and see how fast we're driving, 35mph or 73mph

But it is literally a formula. Miles on top and hours on the bottom, like a fraction. If the numbers you're given are in miles and in hours, your can just fill in the numbers and simplify.

Your numbers are also fractions, so it looks a little scary, but no worries, you can simplify it.

You have 1/2 on top and 1/16 on the bottom. A fraction bar is just a division sign, we're going to divide 1/2 ÷ 1/16 We do this by using the rule:

Keep Change Flip

1/2 Keep

___ Change

1/16 Flip

Keep the 1/2

Change ÷ to *

Flip the 1/16

So it becomes 1/2* 16/1

1/2 * 16 is 8

8 miles per hour is your answer.

If fractions are too terrifying, you could just change 1/2 to .5 and

change 1/16 to .0625

.5 ÷ .0625= 8

Answer: 8mph

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