Question

Usually Jim walks at a speed of 5 miles/h and Jerry walks at a speed of 6 miles/h. If Jerry walked for 3 hours to climb a hill, how long will Jim take to climb the same hill?

Answer 1

Answer:

3.6 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

speed of Jim=5miles/hour

speed of Jerry =6miles/hour

Time taken by Jerry to walk on hill=3 hours

Time taken by Jim to walk on same hill =x hour

for Jerry

Distance=speed*time

=6*3=18 miles

for Jim

distance/speed=time

=18/5=3.6

ans time taken by Jim is 3.6 hours

Answer 2

Answer:

3 hours 36 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

speed of Jim=5miles/hour

speed of Jerry =6miles/hour

Time taken by Jerry to walk on hill=3 hours

Time taken by Jim to walk on same hill =x hour

for Jerry

Distance=speed*time

=6*3=18 miles

for Jim

distance/speed=time

=18/5=3.6

As we know 3.5 is 3 hours and 30 minutes

Hence 3.6 is 3 hours and 36 minutes