Mighty: A race horse took 2 2/5 minutes to run 1 1/2 miles. How long would it take the horse to run one mile?
Hi Mighty,
There is a couple of ways to do this.
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If you just think about the units, you want minutes/mile
So, if you take the number of minutes and divide it by the number of miles, you will have your answer.
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another way to do it would be to realise that if you divide 1 and a half miles by 3 you get 1/2 a mile
so if you divide 2 2/5 by 3 you will find out how many miuntes to run a half mile.
What would you do then?
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