SOLUTION: for every 1/5 mile that a ship travels north,it travels 3/5 mile west.how many miles does the ship travel north for every mile it travels west

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Question 900576: for every 1/5 mile that a ship travels north,it travels 3/5 mile west.how many miles does the ship travel north for every mile it travels west
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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( north ) / ( west ) = +%281%2F5%29+%2F+%283%2F5%29+
+%281%2F5%29+%2F+%283%2F5%29+=+x+%2F+1+
Multiply both sides by +3%2F5+
+1%2F5+=+%28+3%2F5+%29%2Ax+
Multiply both sides by +5+
+1+=+3x+
+x+=+1%2F3+
The ship travels 1/3 mi north for every mile
it travels west