SOLUTION: It took a mule 2/3 of an hour to go 4/5 of a mile. At that pace, how long would it take the mule to go 1 mile? How far would the mule go in an hour
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Question 865222: It took a mule 2/3 of an hour to go 4/5 of a mile. At that pace, how long would it take the mule to go 1 mile? How far would the mule go in an hour Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! It took a mule 2/3 of an hour to go 4/5 of a mile.
At that pace, how long would it take the mule to go 1 mile?
Let t = time (in hrs) to go 4/5 mi
Time = dist/speed
t =
invert the dividing fraction and multiply
t = * = = 1.2 hrs
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How far would the mule go in an hour
Change 4/5 to .8 mi = mi in 1 hr
