Question

Ashely walks 2 1/2 miles around a lake around three times a week. If Ashley walks around the lake in 3/4 hour,what is her rate of speed? (Hint: Use the formula r= d/t, where the r is rate, d is distance, and t is time.

Answer 1

To find Ashley's rate of speed in miles per hour, you will use the formula

Rate = Distance/Time.

First, you should fill in what you know. In this case, you know the distance is 2.5 miles, and the time is 0.75 hours. Now, you simply plug in the known variables to the formula to get Rate = 2.5 miles / 0.75 hours. After dividing, you reach the answer Rate = 3.333333 (or 3 and 1/3) miles/hour.