To determine how many miles Willie can run in 120 minutes, we can set up a proportion using the given information.
Let's define the variables:
- Distance Willie can run in 120 minutes: D
- Time Willie can run in 120 minutes: 120 minutes
- Distance Willie can run in 50 minutes: 5 miles
- Time Willie can run in 50 minutes: 50 minutes
We can set up the proportion as follows:
5 miles / 50 minutes = D miles / 120 minutes
To find D, we can cross-multiply and solve for D:
5 miles * 120 minutes = 50 minutes * D miles
600 miles = 50D
Dividing both sides of the equation by 50:
600 miles / 50 = D
12 miles = D
Therefore, Willie can run approximately 12 miles in 120 minutes at the same rate.