Question

On Wednesday Heather ran 3 miles in 30 minutes.

If she ran for 45 minutes at this rate on Thursday,
how far did Heather run on Thursday?
(A) 3.5 miles
(B) 4 miles
(C) 4.5 miles
(D) 5 miles
(E) 5.5 miles

Answer 1

the answer is 4.5

Explanation:

so first do 30/3 and you will get 10 this is your rate

then just divide 45 by 10 and you get 4.5

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