I have done this problem so many times and still can't figure it out.

[Jamie Collins]

Zola lives 1.3 miles from school and she has to be there in 20 minutes. How fast does she need to walk in order to get here on time?

I have even looked at how you would solve this but it always doesn't work. I know the answer but I don't know how to solve it. Please help me with the steps. I am fairly confused.

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Zola lives 1.3 miles from school and she has to be there in 20 minutes. How fast does she need to walk in order to get here on time?

I have even looked at how you would solve this but it always doesn't work. I know the answer but I don't know how to solve it. Please help me with the steps. I am fairly confused.

I'll ask you to think about a similar but different problem:

Jamie has 20 $ . Jamie wants to buy two (2) identical trousers . What should be the (maximum) price of each trouser such that Jamie can buy two trousers with 20$.

The thought process required for these two problems are very similar.

 

[Steven G]

You say that you know the answer. Is the answer in miles per hour or miles per minute?

If you want miles per minute = miles/minutes, then the answer is (2.3 miles)/(20 minutes). All you have to do is compute 2.3/20 and you'll be done. For example IF 2.3/20 = .32, then the answer would be .32 miles/hr.

If you want miles per hour = miles/hour then you have to realize that 20 minutes = (1/3) hour. Then the answer is simply (2.3 miles)/(1/3 hr). All you have to do is compute 2.3/(1/3).

 

[Jamie Collins]

You say that you know the answer. Is the answer in miles per hour or miles per minute?

If you want miles per minute = miles/minutes, then the answer is (2.3 miles)/(20 minutes). All you have to do is compute 2.3/20 and you'll be done. For example IF 2.3/20 = .32, then the answer would be .32 miles/hr.

If you want miles per hour = miles/hour then you have to realize that 20 minutes = (1/3) hour. Then the answer is simply (2.3 miles)/(1/3 hr). All you have to do is compute 2.3/(1/3).

Thank you.

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Zola lives 1.3 miles from school and she has to be there in 20 minutes. How fast does she need to walk in order to get here on time?

I have even looked at how you would solve this but it always doesn't work. I know the answer but I don't know how to solve it. Please help me with the steps. I am fairly confused.

Did you solve this problem? What answer did you get?