SOLUTION: if it takes 1 hour to travel 2/3 mile, how long will it take to travel 1 1/2 miles

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Question 700601:

if it takes 1 hour to travel 2/3 mile, how long will it take to travel 1 1/2 miles
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/(2/3)=X/(1 1/2)
1/(2/3)=X/(3/2)
(2/3)X=3/2
X=3/2)/(2/3)
X=3/2*3/2
X=9/4=2.25 HOURS.