Question

Sam walks from home to his school which is 0.75 miles away in 12 minutes. how fast was he walking?

Answer 1

3.75 mph

Explanation:

12 minutes is 0.2 hours

0.75/0.2 = 3.75 mph

Answer 2

3.75mph, or 0.0625 miles a minute

Explanation:

12 times 5 is 60

.75 times 5 is 3.75

so he was walking mathematically 3.75 miles per hour