Karleigh walks 5/8 mile to school every day. How far does she walk to school in 5 days?
Answer:
Unit rate defined as the rates are expressed as a quantity 1 such as 2 miles per hour or 5 meter per second.
As per the statement:
Karleigh walks 5/8 mile to school every day.
by definition of unit rate:
\(\text{Unit rate per day}=\frac{5}{8} miles\)
We have to find how far does she walk to school in 5 days.
\(\text{Number of miles} =\text{Unit rate per day} \times 5\)
Substitute the given values.
\(\text{Number of miles} =\frac{5}{8} \times 5=\frac{25}{8} = 3\frac{1}{8}\)
Therefore, \(3\frac{1}{8}\) miles far does she walk to school in 5 days