Question

Zuri is stuck in traffic. She notices that she only drove 3 miles in 15 minutes. Find Zuri's speed in miles per minute. Express your answer as a decimal (which will be less than 1).

Answer 1

0.2 miles per minutes

Explanation:

We are expected to solve for speed with which she moves

Step one:

given data

distance = 3 miles

time taken t= 15 minutes

Step two:

we know that speed is

Speed= distance/time

Speed= 3/15

Speed= 1/5

Speed=0.2 miles per minutes