Question

It takes Virginia 9 minutes to ride her skateboard 3 blocks.

Using this unit rate, how many minutes will it take Virginia to ride her skateboard 1 block?

Answer 1

So the right answer is 3.

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Answer 2

3 minutes

Explanation:

We can use ratios to solve

3 blocks 1 block

----------------- = --------------

9 minutes x minutes

Using cross products

3 * x = 9*1

3x = 9

Divide each side by 3

3x/3 = 9/3

x = 3