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.