It is given that, a mouse covered a distance of 3/24 miles over a distance of 3 hours. Each hour, the mouse traveled the same distance. Distance traveled in 1 hour can be calculated by dividing 3/24 miles by 3. So,

$d=\dfrac{\dfrac{3}{24}}{3}\\\\d=\dfrac{3}{24}\times \dfrac{1}{3}\\\\d=\dfrac{1}{24}\ \text{hours}$

Matt calculations shows that the distance is 3/8 hours. While dividing 3/24 by 3, he doesn't take reciprocal of 3 as a result he get 9 on numerator and 24 on denominator. Simplified fraction of 9/24 is 3/8. But the correct answer should be 1/24 hours.

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What is the probability of drawing two yellow marbles if the first one is NOT placed back into the bag before the second draw?

polet [3.4K]

Answer:

2/10 on the first draw and 1/9 on the second draw

Step-by-step explanation:

In the first draw, 2 marbles are yellow out of 10, but on the second draw, you don't replace a yellow marble leaving 1 yellow marble out of 9 total marbles in the bag.

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How many triangles can be constructed with sides measuring 1 m, 2 m, and 2 m?

abruzzese [7]

One.
Two sides are the same, the base is 1m.

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