SOLUTION: maggie found out that if she walks really fast to school, she can cover 2 1/2 miles in 3/4 of an hour. How fast is she walking in miles per hour?

Question 359977: maggie found out that if she walks really fast to school, she can cover 2 1/2 miles in 3/4 of an hour. How fast is she walking in miles per hour?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
she can cover 2 1/2 miles in 3/4 of an hour. How fast is she walking in miles per hour?
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(5/2)/(3/4) mph = (5/2)(4/3) mph = 10/3 mph = 3.333.. mph
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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