Question

Word problemAnswer each part. If necessary, round your answers to the nearest hundredth.(a) At Smith's Bike Rentals, it costs $13 to rent a bike for 3 hours.How many hours of bike use does a customer get per dollar?0 hours per dollar(b) Jessica runs 3 miles in 25 minutes.How many minutes does she take per mile?minutes per mile

Answer 1

ANSWER:

(a) 0.23

(b) 8.33

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:

(a)

In this case we must divide the amount of hours (3) by the price ($13), in order to find the value of hours per dollar, like this:

$\frac{3}{13}=0.23\text{ hours per dollar }$

(b)

In this case we must divide the time (25 minutes) by the distance traveled (3 miles), in order to find the value of minutes per miles:

$\frac{25}{3}=8.33\text{ minutes per mile}$