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Ashby ate a lot for Thanksgiving dinner. He decided to go on a long run. He ran 6 miles in 57 minutes. How long did it take him to run one mile?

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Rate = 57/6

This will aquire minutes per mile

Thus,

One mile = 19/2 or 9.5 minutes. :)

User Lydia Van Dyke
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Answer : It take him to run one mile is, 9.5 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation :

As we are given that Ashby ran 6 miles in 57 minutes. Now we have to determine the time taken by him to run one mile.

As, he take time to run 6 miles distance = 57 minutes

So, he take time to run 1 miles distance =
\frac{1\text{ mile}}{6\text{ mile}}* 57\text{ minutes}

= 9.5 minutes

Therefore, it take him to run one mile is, 9.5 minutes.

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