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Charlotte walks home from school every day at a rate of

4 miles per hour. It takes her 30-minutes to reach
home. Her brother, Noah, runs home from the same
school every day at a rate of 6 miles per hour. How
many fewer minutes does it take Noah than Charlotte
to reach home from school each day? Be sure to
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Answer:

Noah takes 20 minutes to get to his house, that is, 10 minutes less than Charlotte.

Explanation:

Since Charlotte walks home from school every day at a rate of 4 miles per hour and it takes her 30-minutes to reach home, while her brother, Noah, runs home from the same school every day at a rate of 6 miles per hour, to determine how many fewer minutes does it take Noah than Charlotte to reach home from school each day the following calculation must be performed:

Charlotte:

4 mph = 4/60 = 0.0666 miles per minute

0.0666 x 30 = 2 miles

So the distance from the school to her house is 2 miles

Noah:

6/60 = 0.1 mile per minute

2 / 0.1 = 20

Thus, Noah takes 20 minutes to get to his house, that is, 10 minutes less than Charlotte.

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