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An athlete runs two miles in 13.5 minutes. How many minutes is this per mile?

User Gae
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Answer:

6.75 minutes / mile.

Explanation:

Time: 13.5 minutes

distance: 2 miles

rate: ?

You want the units to be minutes / mile. That's not the usual units for a rate. You have to be careful how you set this up.

13.5 minutes

2 miles

13.5 /2 = 6.75 minutes / mile = 6 minutes 45 seconds / mile

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