SOLUTION: Linda drove from home to office in 5 1/4 minutes. What fraction of the trip is completed in 1 minute?

Question 927096: Linda drove from home to office in 5 1/4 minutes. What fraction of the trip is completed in 1 minute?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
s = d/t
d = st
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s = d/5.25
let d = 1 home-to-office trip
s = 1/5.25 trips/minute
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d = (1/5.25)*t
d = (1/5.25)*1
d = 0.19
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answer:
1/5.25 or 19% of the trip is completed in 1 minute
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