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Rosa can run 4 miles in 56 minutes.How many miles does rosa run if she runs 42 minutes?

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Rosa can run 3 miles
User Rauts
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Rosa runs 3 miles in 42 minutes.

I divided 42 by 56 to get the percentage that will be multiplied to 4 miles to get the number of miles Rosa runs in 42 minutes.

42 / 56 = 0.75 * 100% = 75%

75% * 4 miles = 3 miles.

3 miles within 42 minutes
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