To find out how long it will take him to get to his friend's house, we need to divide the distance of 1 mile by the pace of 2/3 mile in 16 minutes.
First, we need to find the time it takes to walk 1 mile at this pace. We can set up a proportion: (2/3 mile) / (16 minutes) = 1 mile / x minutes.
Cross-multiplying, we get: (2/3) * x = 16 * 1.
Multiplying, we get: 2x/3 = 16.
To isolate x, we can then multiply both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of 2/3, which is 3/2: 2x/3 * 3/2 = 16 * 3/2.
Simplifying, we get: 3x/2 = 24.
Finally, we can solve for x by multiplying both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of 3/2, which is 2/3: 3x/2 * 2/3 = 24 * 2/3.
Simplifying, we get: x = 32/3.
Therefore, it will take him 32/3 minutes to get to his friend's house.
Rubio decides he is going to walk to his friend's house, which is 1 mile from his house. He can walk at a pace of 2/3 mile in 16 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take him to get to his friend’s house
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