a bird is flying northeast. over a certain period of time, it flies 3/8 mile east and 5/6 mile north. how many miles does the bird fly east for every mile it travels north.
if the bird flies 5/6 miles north for -------------> 3/8 miles east then for 1 mile north------------------------------> X miles east? X=(3/8)/(5/6)-------> 18/40-------> 9/20 miles