Question

Ian rode his scooter 1/3 of a hour and travels 2 1/6 miles. How many miles did he travel in a hour.

Answer 1

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6 1/2 miles.

If Ian rode his scooter 2 1/6 in 1/3 of a hour x3 the number to find how many mile he traveled in a hour..

1.Multiplty 2 1/6 by x3:

`2(1)/(6)`·
`3=6(3)/(6)`

2.Simplifly the fraction term:

`6(3)/(6)=6(1)/(2)`

Therefore, Ian traveled 6 1/2 mile in a hour.