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Lin rode a bike 20 miles in 150 minutes. If she rode at a constant speed, how far did she ride in 15 minutes? How long did it take her to ride 6 miles? How fast did she ride in miles per hour?

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Answer:

First part: 2 miles.

Second part: 45 minutes

Third part: 8 mph.

Explanation:

We can divide this question into 3 parts.

Begin by solving for the distance traveled after 15 minutes by creating a ratio:


(20 mi)/(150min) = (x)/(15 min)

Cross multiply:

20 · 15 = 150 · x

300 = 150x

300/150 = 150x/150

x = 2 miles.

2nd part: How long it took her to ride 6 miles.

Set up another ratio similar to the one used before:


(20 mi)/(150min) = (6mi)/(x min)

Cross multiply:

20 · x = 6 · 150

20x = 900

20x/20 = 900/20

x = 45 minutes.

3rd part:

For this part, we will need to convert from minutes to hours.


(20 mi)/(150 min)* (60 min)/(1 hr) = (1200mi)/(150hr) = 8 mi/h

Therefore, her speed is 8 mph.

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