Do the ratios 5:3 and 13:8 form a proportion?
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Answer:
1. 1.5 inches per minute
2. 90 inches per hour
Step-by-step explanation:
speed =
1. total distance covered = +
=
=
= 4 inches
Total time taken = +
=
=
= 3 minutes
The ants average speed =
= 1
= 1.5
The ants speed is 1 inches per minute.
2. Since;
60 minutes = 1 hour
3 minutes = x hours
x =
=
= 0.05 hours
Speed =
= 90 inches per hour
The red ants speed is 90 inches per hour.