A turtle needs to walk 1/12 of a kilometer in an hour. The turtle is 1/5 of a kilometer away from a pond. At this speed, how long will it take the turtle to reach the pond
First, turn the denominators into their lcm, which is 60. You will get 5/60x = 12/60. Do 12 divided by 5 which is 2.4 hours. .4 of an hour is 24 minutes. Add it to 120 to get 144 minutes.
