Tanya is training a turtle for a turtle race. For every of an hour that the turtle is crawling, he can travel of a mile. At what unit rate is the turtle crawling?

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Tanya is training a turtle for a turtle race. For every  of an hour that the turtle is crawling, he can travel  of a mile. At what unit rate is the turtle crawling?

danjs · Answer

Rate = distance / time

anonymous · Answer

For every 1/3 of an hour he can travel 1/12 of a mile.

danjs · Answer

divide the distance over time,  to get a distance per 1 unit of time

danjs · Answer

$$\frac{ 1/12  mi }{ 1/3 hr }$$

danjs · Answer

= $$[\frac{ 1 }{ 12 }\frac{ 3 }{ 1 }]\frac{ mi }{ hr }$$

anonymous · Answer

I know how to do it. I just want to get my answered checked

anonymous · Answer

Is my answer going to be a whole number or a fraction?

anonymous · Answer

I got a fraction as my answer

danjs · Answer

1/4 mile / 1 hr

anonymous · Answer

Yeah, 1/4 of a mile per hour. So its right. Thanks!

danjs · Answer

just thinking about it, in 1/3 hr he goes 1/12 mi, so in 3 times that time, or 1 hr (3/3)
he goes 3 times 1/12 miles, or 3/12  (1/4

anonymous · Answer

I can just submit 1/4 and let you  know if it's right. I don't think it would be 3 time though. It could be 3/12

anonymous · Answer

Its right 1/4. I just submitted it. Thanks for the help!

danjs · Answer

1/4 is right

i was just saying if he goes 1/12 in 1/3 hrs, in 3 times that time he goes 3/12 mi in 3/3 hr , OR
1/4 miles in 1 hr

anonymous · Answer

I just became your fan.-I think :/ LOL

danjs · Answer

That is just thinking about it, 

mathematically you just divide the distance by the time, to get a distance per unit of 1 time. 
(1/12)/(1/3) = 1/4

anonymous · Answer

Yep :)