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Joan ran 200 yards in 40 seconds, Bill ran 800 yards in 140 seconds. Who ran at a faster rate? Justify your answer.

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Joan ran 200 yards divided by 40 seconds=5 seconds per yard
Bill ran 800 yards divided by 140 seconds = 5.714 seconds per yard
So Bill is at 5.7 seconds and Joan at only 5.
Joan I mean. Joan ran faster..........
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