Problema Solution
Ann runs 6 miles in 44 minutes. At the same rate, how many minutes would she take to run 9 miles?
Answer provided by our tutors
Since average speed equals distance divided by time we have:
v = 6/44 mi per min
v = 3/22 mi per min
t = the Anna needs to run 9 miles
d = 9 miles
Now we can write:
9/t = 3/22
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t = 66 min
Ann needs 66 minutes to run 9 miles.