Question

on weekday mornings, it takes leo 12 minutes to bike 2 miles to his school. this saturday, leo will bike to the park to meet his friends. the park is 5 miles away from leos house. if he bikes at the same rate, how many minutes will it take leo to get to the park? minutes

Explanation:

Step1: Set up proportion

Let $x$ be the time it takes to get to the park. The proportion is $\frac{12}{2}=\frac{x}{5}$ since the rate is the same.

Step2: Cross - multiply

$2x = 12\times5$, so $2x=60$.

Step3: Solve for $x$

Divide both sides by 2: $x=\frac{60}{2}=30$.

Answer:

30