Question

A bike rider travels 58 miles 5 hours.

(a) What is the unit rate that describes the bike ride’s speed in miles per hour? (p. 242)
(b) How far will the bike rider travel in 3 hours at the same rate? (p. 250, example 4)

Answer 1

a. 58/5= 11.6 mph

b. it take 1 hr to ride 11.6 miles
so in 3hrs he would travel 3 x 11.6=34.8mi