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Fernando can run 600 meters

in 5 minutes. At this rate,
how many minutes would it
take him to run 1,500
meters?

User Chirag Dasani
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Answer:

12.5 minutes

Explanation:

Given that,

Fernando can run 600 meters in 5 minutes.

We need to find how many minutes would it take him to run 1500 meters.

ATQ,

600 m = 5 min

1 m = (5/600) min

For 1500 m,


t=(5)/(600)* 1500\\\\t=12.5\ min

So, it will take 12.5 minutes to run 1500 m.

User Jason Stackhouse
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