Question

Charles is camping. His campsite is 7/8 miles away. He walks at a speed of 1 7/8 miles per hour. How many minutes will it take him to get to the campsite.

Answer 1

28 minutes or 7/15 of an hour

Explanation:

We know that Rate*Time = Distance. Because we are given distance and rate, we can easily change the equation to Distance/Rate = Time.

7/8 / 1 7/8 =

7/8 / 15/8 =

7/8 * 8/15 =

7/15 hour

7/15 * 60 = 28 minutes