Question

Hadley paddled a canoe 2/3 mile in 1/4 hour. How fast did Hadley paddle, in miles per hour?

Answer 1

Speed in miles per hour is 2.67 mph or $\frac{8}{3}$ mph

Solution:

Given that, Hadley paddled a canoe 2/3 mile in 1/4 hour

From given information,

$Distance = \frac{2}{3} \text{ mile }$

$Time = \frac{1}{4} \text{ hour }$

To find: Speed in miles per hour

Speed is given by formula:

$speed = \frac{distance}{time}$

Substituting the values we get,

$speed = \frac{\frac{2}{3}}{\frac{1}{4}}\\\\speed = \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{4}{1}\\\\speed = \frac{8}{3} = 2.67$

Thus speed in miles per hour is 2.67 mph or $\frac{8}{3}$ mph