Answer:
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