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Mary runs 7 miles in 60 minutes. At the same rate, how many miles would she run in 24 minutes?
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Mary runs 7 miles in 60 minutes. At the same rate, how many miles would she run in 24 minutes?

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7 miles / 60 minutes = x miles / 24 minutes

cross multiply and simplify to get 2.8 miles.

So, Mary can run 2.8 miles in 24 minutes at the same rate.
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