Question

Jacob walked 0.5 miles in 20 mins what was his average speed in miles per hour?

Answer 1

1.5 miles because 3 times 20 mins is 60 mins which is one hour and there’s .5 miles every 20 mins so 3x.5 is 1.5

Answer 2

1.5 miles

Explanation:

set up a proportion:

0.5 x

-------- = ---------

20 60

0.5(60) = 20x

30=20x

(divide by 20 on both sides)

x= 1.5 miles