A person runs

1
4
of a mile in
1
32
of an hour. Compute the unit rate by setting up a complex fraction and simplifying

4 answers

Do you mean ?
runs 1/4 of a mile in 1/32 of an hour
I am supposed to figure out the speed.
yes I mean 1/4 of a mile in 1/32 of an hour
(1/4)/(1/32) = 1/x

Cross multiply and solve for x.