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Josie is training for a race. The ratio ofthe number of minutes she runs to thenumber of miles she runs is 24 to 3.She plans to run 10 miles. How manyminutes will it take her?​
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Josie is training for a race. The ratio ofthe number of minutes she runs to thenumber of miles she runs is 24 to 3.She plans to run 10 miles. How manyminutes will it take her?​

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80 minutes

Explanation:

The ratio can be simplified and rewritten:

minutes : miles = 24 : 3 = 8 : 1 = 80 : 10

It will take Josie 80 minutes to run 10 miles at her 8 minutes/mile pace.

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