SOLUTION: For every 1/6 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?

Algebra ->  Percentage-and-ratio-word-problems -> SOLUTION: For every 1/6 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?       Log On


   

Question 962778: For every 1/6 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 LinnW(1048) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
%281%2F6%29%2F%283%2F5%29= +n%2F1+
%283%2F5%29n+=+%281%2F6%29%2A1
%283%2F5%29n+=+%281%2F6%29
multiply each side by 5/3
+n+=+%281%2F6%29%285%2F3%29 = 5%2F18
5/18 miles north for each mile west