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Mary ran at a steady speed in a 10-mile race. She ran 10/2 in two hours. Mary can bike the same distance in a hour. Mary wants to know her running speed and biking speed in miles per hour. what is her biking time?

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Answer:

running speed = 50 mi/h or 10/2 = 5

marys biking speed is 20 mi/h or 10/1/2 = 20

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Answer:

running speed = 5 miles per hour

biking speed = 10 miles per hour

Explanation:

Speed = distance / time

Running distance = 10 miles

RunNing time = 2 hours

Running speed = 10/2 = 5 mph

similarly, biking speed = 10/1 = 10 mph

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