Question

There are 5,280 feet in a mile. Gary walked 220 feet to the bus stop, and the bus took him a quarter of a mile to school. What is the ratio of his distance walking to.the distance he rode the bus

Answer 1

The ratio of distance travelled by walking to distance travelled by bus is 1 : 6.

What is ratio?

When two quantities of the same units are compared, the ratio is what shows how much of one quantity is included in the other.

Total no. of Feet in a Mile = 5280

Distance Gary walked to the bus stop = 220 feet

Distance travelled by bus = 1/4 mile = (1 / 4)*5280 = 1320 feet

Ratio of distance walking to distance by bus = 220 / 1320 = 1 : 6

Hence, the ratio of distance travelled by walking to distance travelled by bus is 1 : 6.

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