Question

An ant crawls at a rate of

2 1/6 ft per minute.
At this rate, how long does it take the ant to crawl a distance of
5 1/5 ft?
Enter your answer as a mixed number in simplest form
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Answer 1

Explanation:

(5 1/5) / (2 1/6) =

(26/5) / (13/6) =

26/5 * 6/13 =

156 / 65 =

2 26/65 reduces to 2 2/5 minutes <===