John Swam 1/4 of a mile in 6 minutes. Sherry swam 5/8 of a mile in 3 minutes. Who swam farther in one minute?

Question

a). John swam ______ of a mile in one minute.

 

b). Sherry swam _____ of a mile in one minute.

 

c). ______ swam farther in one minute

Answer 1

By using ratio method, In one minute John swam 1/(4x6)= 1/24 miles.

In the same way sherry swam 5/(8x3)=5/24 miles in a minute.

So from above information it is clear that Sherry swam farther in one minute.

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