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Please I need help!!! Mr. weber ran 5 miles in 33 min. How fast can he run 26.2 miles?

User Manly
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Find the rate for the number of minutes per mile. (# of minutes/mile)

33 minutes/5 miles = 6.6 minutes/mile

It takes him 6.6 minutes to run a mile, so you can multiply 26.2 miles by 6.6 minutes to find how long it takes him to run 26.2 miles.

26.2(6.6) = 172.92 minutes

User Michael Litvin
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Answer:

172.92 minutes

Explanation:

Step 1: Write a proportion

33/5 = X/26.2

Step 2: Solve your proportion

X = 172.92

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