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 how long it will take Rubio to get to his friend's house, we can set up a proportion. We know that he can walk 2/3 mile in 16 minutes, so the proportion is:

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

First, we can cross multiply to get:

(2/3) * x = 1 * 16

Next, we can simplify:

2x/3 = 16

To isolate x, we can multiply both sides by 3:

2x = 48

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

x = 24

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