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6. Jenny is training for a marathon and runs and a constant rate of 6 miles per hour. a) What is the distance, d, in miles, that Jenny runs in t hours. Write an equation to represent this situation.
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6. Jenny is training for a marathon and runs and a constant rate of 6 miles per hour.

a) What is the distance, d, in miles, that Jenny runs in t hours. Write an equation to represent this situation.

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Alrighty! D represents the miles. It is constant, or exact, the whole time (t).

Knowing that, we can write the equation, almost like a story.

Math: 6t=d

Words: 6 miles every hour= results in your distance.

Does the make sense?

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