50 / 3 = 5280 / x......50 ft to 3 turns = 5280 ft to x turns cross multiply because this is a proportion (50)(x) = (3)(5280) 50x = 15840 x = 15840/50 x = 316.8 pedal turns
2 of the books are math books and there are 6 books. This is 2/6. Now, divide both sides of the fraction by 2 to simplify it. This gives you a final answer of 1/3.