Question

A bus travels 36 miles in 45 minutes. How many miles will the bus travel in 60 minutes at this rate. Show a ratio.

Answer 1

A rate is a special ratio in which the two terms are in different units. A rate is a little bit different than the ratio, it is a special ratio. For this case, the rate would have units of miles per minutes. We calculate as follows:

rate = 36 miles / 45 min = 0.8 miles per min
distance traveled = 0.8 miles per min ( 60 min ) = 48 miles