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Gus likes to walk through a local park. Gus walked 11 miles in 4 hours. If he walked the same distance every hour, how far did he walk in one hour in miles? In feet and miles? In feet?

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Answer:

He walked 2.75 miles in one hour (distance in miles)

He walked 2 miles 3960 feet in one hour (distance in feet and miles)

He walked 14520 feet in one hour (distance in feet)

Explanation:

Using proportion to solve;

Let x be the distance(in mile) walked in one hour

11 miles = 4 hours

x = 1 hour

cross-multiply

4×x = 11

4x = 11

Divide both-side of the equation by 4

4x/4 = 11/4

At the right-hand side of the equation, 4 will cancel-out 4 leaving us with just x

x =2.75 miles

He walked 2.75 miles in one hour

Converting it to feet and miles

1 mile = 5280 feet

0.75 mile = y

y = 0.75×5280

=3960 feet

he walked 2 miles 3960 feet in one hour

To convert it to feet

1 mile = 5280 feet

2.75 miles = x

x = 2.75×5280

x = 14520 feet

he walked 14520 feet in one hour

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