Question

John swims 5/12 of a mile in 3/8 of an hour what distance in miles does John swim in an hour

Answer 1

Answer:

1.1 mph

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

John swims a distance of  5/12 miles

time taken = 3/8 of an hour

Required

The speed with which John swims

Step two:

speed= distance/time

substituting we have

speed= 5/12/3/8

multiply the numerator by the inverse of the denominator

speed= 5/12*8/3

speed= 40/36

speed= 1.1 mph