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please help with these two math problems?
Write the ratio as a fraction to lowest terms.
30 to 6
A person riding a Ferris Wheel travels once around the wheel, a distance of 172 feet, in 30 seconds. What is the average speed of the rider in feet per second? Round to the nearest tenth.
thank you!
1 Answer
- moeLv 77 years ago
30 to 6 = 30;6 = 30/6 = 5/1 = 5:1 or 5 to 1
172 feet, in 30 seconds then
average speed (in ft per sec) :
172/30...:..Divide both sides by 30
= 54/1 or 52 ft/sec
or 52 ft per second
