It takes Mara 50 minutes to walk to her friend's house 1 2/3-miles away. What is her walking pace in miles per hour?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-12T22:20:02

#2# miles per hour

To find her walking pace in 'miles per hour', we need to divide the distance (in miles) by the time (in hours)

#"speed" = "distance"/"time"#

The time is given in minutes, but #50# minutes = #50/60# hours
#=5/6# hours

#1 2/3 div 5/6#

#= 5/3 xx6/5# miles per hour

#=cancel5/cancel3 xxcancel6^2/cancel5#

#=2# miles per hour