selena rides her bicycle to work. it takes her 15 minutes to go to 3 miles. how many feet will she travel in 3 minutes.

Question

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Answer 1

1 mile = 5280 feet

 

she takes 15 min to go 3 miles

so she takes 1 min to go 3/15 miles ie 1/5 mile

 

in 3 min she will fo 3* 1/5 mile ie 3/5 mile

 

3/5 mile = 3/5 * 5280 feet

             

Answer 2

1 mile = 5,280 feet

 

Therefore in 15 minutes, Selena can travel 15,840 feet (converted miles to feet by 5,280 x 3)

3 minutes out of 15 minutes is equivalent to 1/5.

So what's 1/5 of 15,840 feet?

Answer: 3,168 feet