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Charles ran 3 miles in 15 minutes. At that rate, how long would it take him to run 8 miles?

30 minutes


40 minutes


50 minutes


60 minutes

2 Answers

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B is the answer 40 minutes
User Nitin Joshi
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Well first you need to find the unit rate. Divide 15 by 3.....get 5 minutes for 1 mile. Then you would multiply 5 by 8 which is 40 so 40 minutes (B) is your answer :)
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