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Trevor rode 3/16 of a mile every minute. How many minutes did it take him to ride 20 1/2 miles? Round your answer to the nearest minute.

Answer 1

You need to find how many 3-sixteenths are in 20 1/2 minutes.
\[\large time=\frac{\frac{41}{2}}{\frac{3}{16}}=\frac{41\times16}{2\times3}=you\ can\ calculate\]

Answer 2

he road 3/16 of a mile every minute.
you need to know how many minutes it took him to ride 20 1/2?
first change 20 1/2 into an improper fraction over 16 like 3/16 is.
so it is now 328/16
now you need to divide:
328/16 divided by 3/16.... which will give you the minutes