A crew of highway workers paved 1/15 miles in 10 minutes.If they work at the same rate ,what portion of mile will they pave in one hour?

2 Answers
Apr 8, 2018

2/5miles

Explanation:

Think of it as a ratio

For every 10 minutes, they pave 1/15 miles
Therefore, in one hour which is 60 minutes, they will have paved 1/15times6 miles since 60 minutes is 6times10minutes

1/15times6=2/5miles

Apr 8, 2018

2/5

Explanation:

find the part of mile done in one minute
(1/15)/(10/1) = (1/15)*(1/10) = 1/150mile in 1 minute
thereforein 60 min = 1/150 *60 = 60/150= 2/5 of a mile in 1 hr.