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The cheetah is the fastest land animal on earth. It can run 60 miles an hour for short distances. A trained athlete has been able to run one mile in four minutes. How far would the cheetah run in four minutes?

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Answer:

4 miles

Explanation:

Cheetah's Speed

60 mph (miles/hour)

or (1 hour/60 minutes)

Trained Athlete

1 mile/4 minutes

Conversion factor: (60 min/1 hour) or (1 hour/60 minutes)

(1 mile/4 minutes)*(60 min/1 hour) = 15 mph

Distance the Cheetah would run in 4 minutes at 60 mph

(60 mph)*(4 minutes)(1 hour/60 minutes) = 4 miles

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