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  • 20-02-2021
  • Mathematics
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A boat can travel 77 9/16 nautical miles in 8 1/2 at how many knots is the boat traveling ​

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musiclover10045
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  • 20-02-2021

Divide miles by time:

77 9/16 miles / 8 1/2 hours =

Rewrite as I’m proper fractions:

1241/16 / 17/2

Flip the second fraction over and multiply:

1241/16 x 2/17 = (1241x2)/(16x17) =

2482/272 = 9 1/8 miles per hour

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akaiqbacon
akaiqbacon akaiqbacon
  • 20-02-2021

Hi there!

Simplify each terms:

[tex]77\frac{9}{16}*8\frac{1}{2}=77\frac{9}{16}*8\frac{8}{16}[/tex]

Divide each terms:

[tex]77\frac{9}{16}*8\frac{8}{16}=9\frac{2}{16}[/tex]

Simplify terms:

[tex]9\frac{2}{16}=9\frac{1}{8}[/tex]

Final Result:

[tex]9\frac{1}{8}[/tex]

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