Answer:Then 16x = 240, and x = 240/16 = 15. It will take 15 minutes to travel 12 miles.
Step-by-step explanation:
16 miles = 12 miles
20 mins. how many mins?
16 = 12 cross multiply 16? = 240 divide by 16 240 divided by 16 = 15 miles
20 ? because 15 x 16 = 240
Answer:
It will take 15 minutes to travel 12 miles.
Step-by-step explanation:
Write and solve an equation of ratios:
16 miles 20 min
----------- = -----------
12 miles x
Then 16x = 240, and x = 240/16 = 15.
