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Beyunka runs - 1 - of a mile every 3 minutes. She claims that she could complete a mile in 12 minutes. She drew and labeled the following picture to illustrate her reasoning.

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If Beyunka runs 1/4 of a mile every 3 minutes then the following is as goes,

1:3, 2:6, 3:9, 4:12. Tha means Beyunka's cliam about running 1 mile in 12 minutes is correct.

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