The slack in middle is the right way because the way you do is 2+1 is 27 27 x 2 is 4 so put that time 5 is 25 hope you get what I’m saying because it anit hard at all you got to go from the number to small numbers to get your answer hope this helps you a little
We have a ratio of 3 hours / 7.5 miles We want to know how many miles he can walk in 1 hour so, divide both sides by 3 -> 1 hour / 2.5 miles He is walking at 2.5 mph