Question

If a spider can move 5/8 of a mile every hour then how many hours would it take for a spider to go 5 miles

Answer 1

Answer

Find out the how many hours would it take for a spider to go 5 miles .

To prove

As given

$If\ a\ spider\ can\ move\ \frac{5}{8}\ of\ a\ mile\ every\ hour$

Now

Time taken to cover 1miles

$Time\ taken\ to\ cover\ 1miles =\frac{8}{5} hours$

$Time\ taken\ to\ cover\ 5miles = \frac{5\times8}{5} hours$

solving the equation

Time taken to cover 5 miles = 8 hours .

Therefore Time taken to cover 5 miles be 8 hours .