Rubio decides 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 need to divide the distance he needs to travel (1 mile) by his walking pace (2/3 mile in 16 minutes).

First, we convert the walking pace from miles per minute to miles per hour:
(2/3 mile) / (16 minutes) = (2/3 mile) / (16/60) hour
= (2/3 mile) / (4/15) hour
= (2/3 mile) * (15/4 hour)
= 10/3 mile/hour

Now, we can calculate the time it will take Rubio to walk 1 mile:
Time = Distance / Speed
Time = 1 mile / (10/3 mile/hour)
Time = 1 mile * (3/10 hour/mile)
Time = 3/10 hour

So, it will take Rubio 3/10 hour to walk to his friend's house, which is equal to 18 minutes.