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Mary ran at a steady speed in a 10-mile race. Her finish time was 2 hours. Mary can bike the same

distance in
hour. Mary wants to know her running speed and biking speed in miles per hour.
Which fraction represents Mary's running
speed in miles per hour?
1/2/10, 1/2, 10/2, or 10/1/2?

User Fojtasek
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Final answer:

Mary's running speed is 5 miles per hour, represented by the fraction 10/2, which simplifies to 5/1. Her biking speed is 20 miles per hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mary wants to calculate her running and biking speeds in miles per hour. Since she completed a 10-mile race in 2 hours, her running speed is the distance divided by the time taken. To calculate Mary's running speed, we use the formula speed = distance / time. In this case, it's 10 miles / 2 hours, which equals 5 miles per hour (mph).

The fraction that represents Mary's running speed in miles per hour is therefore 10/2, which simplifies to 5/1.

For biking, if Mary can bike the same distance in half an hour (0.5 hours), her biking speed would be 10 miles / 0.5 hours, which equals 20 miles per hour (mph).

User Soph
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Answer:

The answer is 10/2

Step-by-step explanation:

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