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Kelly entered a race and went 45 minutes,(.75 hours),at the speed of 3.4 mph.How many miles did she run

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The key to answering this question is considering that:

The distance is the product of speed and time.

In this case, we have:

distance = Speed x time or

d = s x t

And also

Speed = distance/time

s = d/t

We need to convert minutes into hours:

45 minutes * (1 h /60minutes) = 0.75 h

(We already have this value in the question)

Then, the distance is:

d = (3.4 miles/hour) * 0.75 h

d = 2.55 miles.

Therefore

If Kelly ran for 45 minutes, she completed a distance of 2.55 miles at this speed (3.4 miles/hour).

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