Joseph walks at a constant speed. He walked to a store that is 0.5 miles away in 6 minutes. How many miles, m, can he walk in t minutes?

Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Given :

Distance walked by Joseph = 0.5 miles

Time = 6 minutes 

So, 1 mile = 6/0.5

= 12 minutes 

So, Joseph can walk 1 mile in 12 minutes .

So, distance walked by Joseph in t minutes 

m = 1/12t

 

So, Joseph can walk 1/12t miles in t minutes.