Chris jogged
1/3
of a mile to his friends house in
1/12
of an hour. Compute the unit rate from the complex fraction
(1/3) / (1/12)
miles per hour

A) 2 miles per hour
B) 3 miles per hour
C) 4 miles per hour
D) 6 miles per hour

Question

Chris jogged 
1/3
 of a mile to his friends house in 
1/12
 of an hour. Compute the unit rate from the complex fraction 
(1/3) / (1/12)
 miles per hour

A) 2 miles per hour
 B) 3 miles per hour 
C) 4 miles per hour 
D) 6 miles per hour

Vocaloid · Answer

they already give you the unit rate as a fractional division problem so you just have to evaluate

(1/3) / (1/12)

switch the numerator and the denominator of the quotient fraction (1/12), then change the division sign to a multiplication sign, then multiply the fractions together (numerator * numerator) / (denominator * denominator). simplify to a whole #