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Tony runs 5 miles in 41 minutes. How many miles does he run per minute? Round answer to the nearest hundredth.

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We will determine the number of miles he ran per minute as follows:


x=(5mi\cdot1\min)/(41\min)\Rightarrow x=(5)/(41)mi\Rightarrow x\approx0.12mi

So, he ran approximately 0.12 miles each minute.

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