Question

marcus lives in new york city. he can walk 5 blocks to the recreation center in 10 minutes. at this speed, how many blocks can marcus walk in 30 minutes? complete the table. blocks 5 minutes 10 30

Explanation:

Step1: Find the rate of blocks per minute

First, we find how many blocks Marcus walks per minute. He walks 5 blocks in 10 minutes, so the rate is $\frac{5\ \text{blocks}}{10\ \text{minutes}} = 0.5\ \text{blocks per minute}$.

Step2: Calculate blocks in 30 minutes

Now, to find how many blocks he walks in 30 minutes, we multiply the rate by 30 minutes. So, $0.5\ \text{blocks per minute} \times 30\ \text{minutes} = 15\ \text{blocks}$. Alternatively, we can see that 30 minutes is 3 times 10 minutes (since $30\div10 = 3$), so we multiply the number of blocks in 10 minutes (5) by 3: $5\times3 = 15$.

Answer:

15