Question

a bird is flying northeast. over a certain period of time, it flies 3/8 mile east and 5/6 mile north. how many miles does the bird fly east for every mile it travels north.

Answer 1

we know that

if the bird flies 5/6 miles north for -------------> 3/8 miles east
then
for 1 mile north------------------------------> X miles east?
X=(3/8)/(5/6)-------> 18/40-------> 9/20 miles

the answer is
9/20 miles