SOLUTION: A man walks 10 miles in x hours. How far does he walk in one hour?

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Question 148592: A man walks 10 miles in x hours. How far does he walk in one hour?
Answer by nabla(475) About Me  (Show Source):
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Think of it this way first:
Say I walk 10 miles in 2 hours. I must have walked 10/2=5 miles per hour. Moreover, if I walked 10 miles in 1 hour, I walked 10/1 miles per hour.

So, 10/x will be how far he walks in one hour.