Kareem wants to ride his bike from St. Louis to Champaign, Illinois. The distance is 180 miles. If he rides at a steady rate of 16 miles per hour, how many hours will the trip take?

Solution

Solution

time : 11 \frac{1}{4}

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

16 x = 180

Solve for

x, 16 x = 180 : x = \frac{45}{4}

Convert improper fractions to mixed numbers

time : 11 \frac{1}{4}

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