Question

Ou backpacked for a distance of 15.75 miles today. If you backpacked at an average speed of 1.26 miles per hour, how many hours did you spend backpacking today?

Answer 1

12 $\frac{1}{2}$ hours

to calculate time divide distance by average speed

time = $\frac{15.75}{1.26}$ = 12.5 = 12 $\frac{1}{2}$