Problema Solution

Yoko is going for a run. She runs for 12.5 miles at a speed of 5 miles per hour. For how many hours does she run?

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d = 12.5 mi is the distance

v = 5 mph is the average speed

t = is the time 

We need to find the time.

Using the formula v = d/t we have:

6 = 12.5/t

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t = 2.08 hr

Yoko runs approximately 2 hours.