Sheldon is a long distance runner. He can run one mile at a constant pace of 6 4/5 minutes. If he maintains that pace, how many miles can he run in 30 minutes?

1 mile = 6.45 minutes
? miles = 30 minutes
? miles = 30 / 6.45 = 4.65116279 (round up)
4.7 miles = 30 minutes
So roughly 4 and a half miles in 30 minutes

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joaobezerra joaobezerra · Answer 2 · 2021-08-13T22:27:41+02:00

He can run 4.41 miles in 30 minutes

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This question is solved using proportions.

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One mile at a constant pace of 6 4/5 minutes.

Thus, one mile each:

[tex]6 + \frac{4}{5} = 6 + 0.8 = 6.8[/tex] minutes.

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How many miles in 30 minutes?

Applying the rule of three.

1 mile - 6.8 minutes

x miles - 30 minutes

Applying cross multiplication:

[tex]6.8x = 30[/tex]

[tex]x = \frac{30}{6.8}[/tex]

[tex]x = 4.41[/tex]

He can run 4.41 miles in 30 minutes.

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