Question

A snail can crawl 2/5 of a meter in a minute. How many minutes will it take the snail to crawl 6 meters? Enter your answer in the box.
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Answer 1

6 / (2/5) = 15
It should take the nail 15 minutes to crawl 6 meters.

Answer 2

The answer is:  15 (min.) .
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Explanation:
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1 min / [(2/5)m ]} * {6 m} = ______?______ min.  
  
    On the left-hand side of the equation, the "m" (meters) units cancel, 
and we are left with:

[1 / (2/5) ]  * 6   minutes  = __?__  minutes ;

1 / (2/5) = 1 * (5/2) = 5/2;  

So:   (5/2) * 6   minutes = ___?___ minutes;  

    (5/2) * 6 minutes = 15 minutes.
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The answer is: 15 . 
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