A car travels at 65 miles per hour. Going through construction, it travels at \(\frac{3}{5}\) of this speed. Write this fraction as a decimal and find the speed.
Answer (3)
The decimal equivalent of 3/5 is 0.6 .
(0.6) x (65 mi/hr) = ***39 mi/hr ***
Answer: a) 3/5 =0.6
b) 3/5 of given speed=39 miles per hour ;
The speed of the car while going through construction, at 5 3 of its original speed of 65 miles per hour, is 39 miles per hour. This is calculated by converting the fraction to a decimal and multiplying it by the original speed. Hence, 5 3 = 0.6 and 0.6 × 65 = 39 .
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