SOLUTION: For every 1/6 mile that a ship travels north, it travels 3/5 mile west. How many miles does the ship travel north for every mile it travels west?
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Question 962778: For every 1/6 mile that a ship travels north, it travels 3/5 mile west. How many miles does the ship travel north for every mile it travels west?
Answer by LinnW(1048) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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multiply each side by 5/3
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5/18 miles north for each mile west
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