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Alison is training for a marathon, Last week, she ran 26 miles in 208 minutes, If she runs at that speed a, How long would it take her to run 15 miles?b. How far could she run in 20 minutes?c. How fast is she running in miles per minute? In miles per hour?

User Hypnovirus
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Answers:
A: 120 minutes
B: 160 minutes
C: 0.125 miles per minute, 7.5 miles per hour
User Dege
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Answer:

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Explanation:

To find per 20 miles

= 26miles/ 208minutes / 26 (to simplify)

= 1mile / 8minutes / 2 (to simplify)

= 1/2mile / 4 minutes x 40 (to get miles per 20 min)

= 20 miles / 160 minutes

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To find per 15 miles

= 26miles/ 208minutes / 26 (to simplify)

= 1mile / 8minutes / 2 (to simplify)

= 1/2mile / 4 minutes x 30 (to get miles per 15 minutes)

= 15 miles / 120 minutes

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To find miles per minute

= 26miles/ 208minutes / 26 (to simplify)

= 1mile / 8minutes / 8 (to get miles per minute)

= 0.125 miles / 1 minute

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To find miles per hour

= 26miles/ 208minutes / 26 (to simplify)

= 1mile / 8minutes / 2 (to simplify)

= 1/2mile / 4 minutes x 15 (to get miles per hour)

= 7.5 miles / 60 minutes

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