Question

Maura is jogging on her treadmill. She runs 2.25 miles in
1
2
of an hour. At that speed, how many miles could Maura run in 1
1
2
hours?

Answer 1

1 1/2 hours is 3 times 1/2 hour, so she would run 3 × 2.25 = 6.75 miles, i.e. 6 3/4 miles.