Question

Delia and Beto left for school at the same time.
Delia lives 3/4 mile from school and walks at a pace of
16 minutes per mile. Beto lives 3 1/2 miles from school
and bikes at a pace of 3 minutes per mile. Who will get to
school first?

Answer 1

Answer:

Beto will reach school first

Step-by-step explanation:

Delia lives 3/4 mile from school, and if she walks at 16 minutes per mile, it would take her

3/4 x 16 = 12 minutes to reach school.

Beto lives 3 1/2 (7/2) miles from school, and if she walks 3 minutes a mile, it would take her

7/2 x 3 = 10.5 minutes to reach school

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer:

Beto reaches school first

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that Delia lives 3/4 mile from school and walks at a pace of

16 minutes per mile.

So Delia takes $\frac{3}{4} \times 16 =$ 12 minutes to reach school.

While Beto lives 3 1/2 miles from school  and bikes at a pace of 3 minutes per mile.

So Beto takes $\frac{7}{2} \times 3 =$ 10.5 minutes to reach school.

Therefore, Beto reaches school first.