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If a person walks 2.4 miles in 10 minutes, how far can he walk in 1.5 hours?

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He would walk 26.1 miles
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You know 1.5 hours is equivalent to 90 minutes, and 90/10 is nine, which means that you can do nine times an amount in 90 minutes than you can in 10 minutes. So multiply 2.4 by 9 to get 21.6

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If a person walks 2.4 miles in 10 minutes, he can walk 21.6 miles in 1.5 hours.
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