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Ahmad runs 7 miles in 80 minutes. At the same rate, how many miles would he run in 64 minutes?

User Izaban
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First we have to find how long it takes Ahmad to run 1 mile.
So,
A) 80 min will be divided by 7 miles-
80/7 = 11.43 min/ mile
Ahmad runs 1 mile in approximately 11.43min.

B) How long will he run in 64 min?-
Since we know that it takes 11.43min to run 1 mile, we will divide 64 by that 1 mile time.
64/11.43 = 5.6 miles in 64 min.

Our answer is: Ahmad will run 5.6 miles in 64 min.

Another way to solve this, is by cross multiplying:

A)7/80 • x/64 = 448/80x. Now, solve for x by...

B) 448/80 = 5.6
5.6 miles

Hope that helped you understand.
User Lutando
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Answer:
5.6 Miles

Step-by-step explanation:
7/80=0.0875 Miles per minute
0.0875*64= 5.6 Miles
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