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jamie is running a race that is 26.2 miles long and she is running at a speed of 8 miles per hour. she has completed 3/4 of the race already.How much longer will it take her to finish the race?

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49 1/8 minutes is how long......
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Answer:

49 1/8 minutes

Explanation:

Jamie has 1/4 of the 26.2 mile distance to go, so must finish ...

(26.2 mi)/4 = 6.55 mi

The time in hours required to do that is found by dividing distance by speed:

time = distance/speed = (6.55 mi)/(8 mi/h) = 0.81875 h

In minutes, this is ...

(0.81875 h)×(60 min/h) = 49.125 min = 49 1/8 min

It will take Jamie 49 1/8 minutes to finish the race at her current speed.

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