Question

Seema has run 3 3/5 miles and has completed 3/5 of a cross country course. What is the unit rate ____ miles per course? (only type in the number

Answer 1

6 miles is your accurate answer.

Answer 2

That'd be 6 miles per course.

Explanation:

Let c represent the length of the entire course. Then (3/5)c = 3 3/5 miles.

Solve for c by mult. both sides of this eqn. by (5/3): c = (5/3)(18/5) = 6 miles