Answer:
To determine the number of miles Coroline runs per minute, we need to first convert the distance she runs to a fraction of a mile and the time it takes her to run that distance to a fraction of an hour.
3 1/2 miles is equivalent to 3 + 1/2 = 3 + 1/(2*1) = 7/2 miles.
22 1/4 minutes is equivalent to 22 + 1/4 = 22 + 1/(4*1) = 23/4 minutes.
To convert the time to hours, we can divide the number of minutes by the number of minutes per hour. There are 60 minutes per hour, so we have:
23/4 minutes / (60 minutes/hour) = (23/4) / (60/4) = 23/60 hours
To determine the number of miles Coroline runs per minute, we can divide the distance she runs by the time it takes her to run that distance:
(7/2 miles) / (23/60 hours) = (7/2) / (23/60) = (760) / (223) = 420/46
Simplifying, we have:
420/46 = 9 1/23
Therefore, Coroline runs approximately 9 1/23 miles per minute.
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