Rubio decided he is going to walk to his friends 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 friends house?

Answer 1

To find out how long it will take Rubio to get to his friend's house, we can set up a proportion.

Rubio can walk at a pace of 2/3 mile in 16 minutes. Let's call the time it takes for him to get to his friend's house x minutes.

The proportion can be set up as:

2/3 mile / 16 minutes = 1 mile / x minutes

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:

2/3 * x = 16 * 1

2x/3 = 16

Next, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 3 to eliminate the denominator:

2x = 48

Finally, we can divide both sides of the equation by 2 to solve for x:

x = 48 / 2 = 24

Therefore, it will take Rubio 24 minutes to walk to his friend's house.