Question

HELP!!!!!!! Grant can row 6 miles in 36 minutes. Arianna can row 3,520 yards in 20 minutes. In miles per hour, how much faster does grant row than Arianna ? (note: 1 mile=1,760 yard)

Answer 1

12times faster

Answer 2

can you change 3520 yards to miles ?
can you change 20 minutes to hours ?

Answer 3

yea.

Answer 4

how are you supposed to change 20min in to hours

Answer 5

lol

Answer 6

to change yards to miles, think like this:

we have yards, we want miles so we want to do
\[ \text{yards} \cdot \frac{\text{miles}}{\text{yards}} \]
so that the yards cancel, and you get
\[ \cancel{\text{yards}} \cdot \frac{\text{miles}}{\cancel{\text{yards}} } = \text{miles}\]