Question

A cyclist rode 3.5 miles in 0 4 hours1. She was goingmiles per hour2. At that rate, it will take herhours to go 5 miles,

Answer 1

To find the unit rate, we just have to divide

$v=\frac{3.5mi}{0.4hr}=8.75mi/hr$

She was going at 8.75 miles per hour.

Then, we use this rate to find the time needed to travel 5 miles.

$\frac{5mi}{8.75mi/hr}=0.57hr$

It will take 0.57 hours to go 5 miles.