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a swimmer is determined to swim 1/6 of a mile in 4/5 of a minute.if she swam for 1 mile, how many minutes would it take

User Lucas Dahl
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Answer:

4.2 Minutes

Explanation:


User Jfawcett
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Answer:

x = 4 4/5 minutes

Explanation:

We can proportions to solve. Put distance over time

1/6 miles 1 miles

------------------ = -------------------

4/5 minutes x minutes

Using cross products

1/6 * x = 4/5 *1

1/6x = 4/5

Multiply by 6 on each side to get x alone

1/6 * 6 x = 6*4/5

x = 24/5

Changing this to a mixed number

x = 4 4/5 minutes

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