Question

Write the phrase as a rate in simplest form 260 inches in 15 seconds ?

Answer 1

260 inches in 15 seconds can be written as a fraction: 260/15. This an be simplified, however, to 3 seconds: Dividing both numbers by 5 gets you 52 and 3. Fraction wise, it’ll be: 52/3

Answer 2

Rate in simplest form = 52/3 inches in one second.

Explanation:

We have given,

A rate is given in the form as 260 inches in 15 seconds

That means, if we need to find equivalent rate for 1 second in terms of inches then,

We can write:

15 seconds ---------> 260 inches

1 second -----------> 260/15 inches

or 1 second --------> 52/3 inches

so we can write the rate in simplest form as:

Rate = 52/3 inches in one second.