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Jason runs 440 yards in 75 seconds. At this rate, how many minutes does it take

him to run a mile?

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5 minutes is the answer
User Dzikoysk
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Answer:

5 minutes

Explanation:

We know that 1760 yards are in a mile. We can convert the given info into a proportion. 440/75 = 1760/x, where x is the number of seconds it takes to run a mile. Cross-multiply to get 440x = 75*1760. Divide both sides by 440 to get x = 75*4 = 300 seconds. The problem asks for how many minutes so you have to convert 300 seconds to minutes. To do this, we have to divide 300 by 60 to get 5 minutes.

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