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A runner runs 8 miles in 92 minutes.What is the runners unit rate

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The runners unit rate is in miles per hour, or miles per minute.92 minutes = 1.53 h 8 mi : 1.53 h = 5.22 mi / hour 5.22 mi / h : 60 = 0.087 mi/min

Answer: 5.22 mi/h or 0.087 mi/min


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Answer : The runners unit rate is, 0.087 miles/min

Step-by-step explanation :

As we are given that a runner runs 8 miles in 92 minutes. Now we have to determine the unit rate of runners.

As, the distance covered by runner in 92 minutes = 8 miles

So, the distance covered by runner in 1 minutes =
\frac{8\text{ miles}}{92\text{ minutes}}

= 0.087 miles/min

Thus, the runners unit rate is, 0.087 miles/min

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