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Set up an equation to represent the distance a cheetah covered in terms of t minutes running at 70 mph.

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speed = distance / time

distance = speed * time

so we can write:-

d = 70t if t is in hours

if t is in minutes then it becomes

d = 70t / 60 = 7t/6


d = 7t/6 d wil be in miles and t is in minutes
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