Ike swims a 1/2 mile every 1/4hour.How far will he swim in 1 hour?

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We could solve this as a proportion....let's use some logic, instead

If he swims 1/2 mi in 1/4 of an hour......then one hour is four times as long.....so .....he must swim 4 times as far...so....

4 * (1/2) = 4/2 = 2 miles

CPhill Apr 6, 2015

CPhill · Answer 1 · 2015-04-06T11:06:09

We could solve this as a proportion....let's use some logic, instead

If he swims 1/2 mi in 1/4 of an hour......then one hour is four times as long.....so .....he must swim 4 times as far...so....

4 * (1/2) = 4/2 = 2 miles