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andre rode his bike at a constant speed he rode 1 mile in 5 minutes which of these equations represents the amount of time in minutes that it takes him to ride a distance of D miles

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We are given

Andre rode his bike at a constant speed he rode 1 mile in 5 minutes

Firstly, we will find constant speed

In 5 minutes , distance travelled =1 miles

so, we get speed


v=(1)/(5) mile/min

Let's assume T is time in minutes

D is the distance in miles

we know that


Time=(Distance)/(speed)

so, we can plug value

and we get


T=(D)/((1)/(5)  )

so, we get


T=5D...............Answer

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