Rubio decides he is going to walk to his friend's house, which is 1 mile from his house. He can walk at a pace of 2/3

2/3
mile in 16 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take him to get to his friend’s house?(1 point) .

1 answer

First, we need to determine Rubio's walking speed in miles per minute. He walks \( \frac{2}{3} \) mile in 16 minutes.

To find his speed, we can calculate:

\[ \text{Speed} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} = \frac{\frac{2}{3} \text{ mile}}{16 \text{ minutes}} = \frac{2}{3 \times 16} = \frac{2}{48} = \frac{1}{24} \text{ miles per minute} \]

Now we know that Rubio walks at a speed of \( \frac{1}{24} \) miles per minute.

Next, we want to find out how long it will take him to walk 1 mile. We can use the formula:

\[ \text{Time} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}} = \frac{1 \text{ mile}}{\frac{1}{24} \text{ miles per minute}} = 1 \times 24 = 24 \text{ minutes} \]

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