Question

Lin rode her bike 2 miles in 8 minutes. How many miles did she go in 4
minutes?

Answer 1

1 mile: 4 minutes

Explanation:

This problem can be expressed with a simple ratio: 2:8

Now, thankfully the numbers are even so we just need to simplify the ratio to get our answer. Ratios work like fractions in that manner. So we just need to divide both sides by 2 to get the _:4 result.

This gives us a ratio of 1:4. Therefore, Lin travelled 1 mile in 4 minutes.