Will give medal + fan.

In 3 hours, Jim can walk 14 miles. To find the time he would take to walk 25 miles, he wrote the proportion 3/14 = 25/h. Explain his error.

Please help! Thanks :)

Question

Will give medal + fan.

In 3 hours, Jim can walk 14 miles. To find the time he would take to walk 25 miles, he wrote the proportion 3/14 = 25/h. Explain his error.

Please help! Thanks :)

cj49 · Answer

3  14
x  25
25x3/14=?

swissgirl · Answer

Ok so basically its all abt propotions
its hours/miles walked
so for 3 hours he walked 14 miles
then how many hours will it take him to walk 25 miles

$$\frac{3 hours}{14 miles}=\frac{x hours}{25 miles}$$

swissgirl · Answer

They set it up incorrectly and confused the hours with the miles

anonymous · Answer

Okay. Thanks so much @swissgirl :)