Problema Solution
You walk 2 miles in 12 hour. At that rate, how long will it take you to walk 3 miles?
Answer provided by our tutors
You walk 2 miles in 12 hour means your rate is:
v = 2/12
v = 1/6 mph
d = 3 mi the distance to walk
t = the time of the 3 mile walk
since v = d/t we have:
3/t = 1/6
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t = 18 hour
It will take 18 hours to make the 3 miles walk.