SOLUTION: If a person walks ½ mile every ¼ hour, how many miles does the person walk in one hour? (unit rate)

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Question 1181137: If a person walks ½ mile every ¼ hour, how many miles does the person walk in one hour? (unit rate)
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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there are 4quartersin onehour
In 1/4 hour she walks 1/2 mile
s0 in 4 quarters she walks 4*1/2 = 2 miles