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Jaime runs 2 and 1/4 miles in 1/4 of an hour how how many miles per hour does Jamie run

User Posto
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Answer:

9 mph.

Explanation:

We multiply the distance by 4 because there are 4 lots of a 1/4 in one hour:

That is 2 1/4 * 4

= (9/4) * 4

= 36/4

= 9 m ph.

User Mike Ross
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Answer:

9 miles

Explanation:

1/4 of an hour is 15 minutes. So 2 and 1/4 times multiplied by 4 would be the answer beacsue 15 minutes times 4 is an hour.

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