Question

Ellot swims 1/2 of a mile per hour how long will it take Elliot to swim 5 miles

Answer 1

Divide 5 miles by 1/2 of a mile to see how many half miles are there on 5 miles:

`\frac{5\text{ miles}}{1/2\text{ mile}}=10`

Since each half mile takes one hour, then Elliot would swim 10 half miles on 10 hours.

Therefore, the time that Elliot would take to swim 5 miles is 10 hours.