your kite is able to fly 9 miles every 5 minutes, how many miles does it fly in 1 hour

Answer 1

The key to answering this question is knowing how many 5 minute increments there are in one hour. We can note that there are 60 minutes in an hour and divide that number by 5, getting a result of 12. If we are familiar with a clock face we could also have known that each mark on the clock represents 5 minutes and there are 12 of them. Either way, 9 miles times 12 increments equals 108 miles (since there are 9 miles traveled for every 5 minutes and there are 12 five-minute parcels in every hour). You can do 9 X 12 in your head if necessary as 9 x 10 = 90 and 9 x 2 = 18. Then 90 + 18 = 108.