Question

A train travels 16 miles in 20 minutes At this rate , how many minutes will it take to trace 12 miles?

Answer 1

15 minutes

Explanation:

You must find the unit rate.

You can find this by dividing 16 miles by 20 minutes

This formula would find how many per minute

The answer would be .64 miles per minutes.

Then Multiply .64 by 12 which would give you the answer of 7.68

Answer 2

12 miles = 15 minutes

Explanation:

Train travels in 1 minute,

→ 16/20 = 0.8 miles

Then time taken to travel 12 miles,

→ 12/0.8

→ 15 minutes

Hence, the answer is 15 minutes.