Kevin walked Three-fourths of a mile in 12 minutes. Assuming he walked at a constant speed the entire time, which expression can be used to determine the distance he walked each minute?

12 divided by three-fourths
12 times three-fourths
Three-fourths divided by 12

1 answer

To determine the distance Kevin walked each minute, we can use the expression that represents dividing the total distance by the total time.

In this case, Kevin walked three-fourths of a mile in 12 minutes, so we can express the distance walked each minute as:

\[ \text{Distance walked each minute} = \frac{\text{Total distance}}{\text{Total time}} = \frac{3/4 \text{ mile}}{12 \text{ minutes}} \]

This means we need to divide three-fourths of a mile by 12 minutes, which corresponds to:

Three-fourths divided by 12

Therefore, the correct expression is:

Three-fourths divided by 12.