Erica can run 1/6 start fraction, 1, divided by, 6, end fraction of a mile in a minute. Her school is \dfrac23 3 2 start fraction, 2, divided by, 3, end fraction of a mile away from her home. At this speed, how long would it take Erica to run home from school?
Her school is 2/3 miles away
2/3=4/6miles
So we need to find out how long it will take for her to run home from school...
School=4/6 miles
In 1 minutes she can run 1/6 miles
1min=1/6miles
In 2 minutes she can run 1/6+1/6 miles (1/6+1/6=2/6)
2min=2/6miles
3min=3/6miles
4min=4/6miles
It will take Erica 4 minutes to run 4/6 miles, so it'll take her 4 minutes to get home.