SOLUTION: Anthony traveled 2 1/2 miles on his bike in 1/4 of an hour. How many hours will it take him to travel 12 miles?

Question 1018919: Anthony traveled 2 1/2 miles on his bike in 1/4 of an hour. How many hours will it take him to travel 12 miles?
Found 2 solutions by Cromlix, MathTherapy:
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
2 1/2 miles in a 1/4 hour
10 miles in an hour
1 mile in 60mins/10
1 mile in 6 minutes
12 miles in 6 x 12
12 miles in 72 minutes
12 miles in 1hr 12 mins.
12 miles in 1.2 hours
Hope this helps :-)
Answer by MathTherapy(10555) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Anthony traveled 2 1/2 miles on his bike in 1/4 of an hour. How many hours will it take him to travel 12 miles?

Set up a proportion as follows: , with H being the number of hours
Solve for H
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