Rubio decides he’s going on a 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 for him to get to his friends house?

Answer 1

To find the time it takes for Rubio to get to his friend's house, we can set up a proportion. Let x be the time it takes in minutes.
Thus, the proportion would be: 2/3 mile / 16 minutes = 1 mile / x minutes.
Cross multiplying, we get: (2/3) * x = 1 * 16.
Simplifying, we have: 2x/3 = 16.
Now, multiply both sides by 3 to get: 2x = 16 * 3.
Simplifying further, we get: 2x = 48.
Finally, divide both sides by 2 to solve for x: x = 24.
Therefore, it will take Rubio 24 minutes to get to his friends' house.