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Sandy walked around her neighborhood. In ½ hour, she walked 1 and 1/5 miles. What is Sandy’s rate in miles per hour?

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She walked 2 2/5 mph
User JKhuang
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Answer:

2 2/5 miles per hour

Explanation:

We want to find the miles per hour

Changing the miles to an improper fraction

1 1/5 = ( 5*1+1)/5 = 6/5 miles

6/5 miles

Divide by the number of hours 1/2

6/5 ÷ 1/2

Copy dot flip

6/5 * 2/1

12/5

Change back to a mixed number

2 2/5 miles per hour

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