the time it takes Jarvis to get to school on his bike is 1/3 of the time it takes to walk. which equation can be solved to find the time it takes Jervis to walk to school if he can bike there in 5 minutes?

A.3x=5
B.w=1/3x5
C.1/3 w=5
D.w- 1/3 =5

1 answer

Let's denote the time it takes Jarvis to walk to school as \( w \). According to the information provided, the time to bike to school is \( \frac{1}{3} \) of the time it takes to walk.

Since it takes Jarvis 5 minutes to bike to school, we can set up the relationship:

\[ \frac{1}{3} w = 5 \]

If we multiply both sides of the equation by 3 to solve for \( w \):

\[ w = 3 \times 5 \ w = 15 \]

Thus, the correct equation that can be solved to find \( w \) is:

C. \( \frac{1}{3} w = 5 \)