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Kayla walks at a constant speed from her house to school 3.2 miles away. It takes her 45 minuets to get to school. How many miles did Kayla walk in 25 minuets.

A) 2.4 miles

B) 3.2 miles

C) 1.8 miles

D) 0.5 miles

User Euler
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Answer:

C) 1.8 miles

Explanation:

Let's use the elimination process for this one. 2.4 and 3.2 are way too large. 0.5 is too small, so the answer is c

User Regis May
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Answer:

c) 1.8 miles

Explanation:

Assuming Kayla walks at a constant speed, we have ...

miles/minutes = 3.2/45 = x/25

x = 25(3.2/45) = 1.777... ≈ 1.8 . . . . miles

Kayla walks about 1.8 miles in 25 minutes.

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