SOLUTION: yolanda runs 4 miles in 30 minutes, at the same rate how many miles would she run in 72 minutes

Question 251799: yolanda runs 4 miles in 30 minutes, at the same rate how many miles would she run in 72 minutes
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simply set up the equation where 'x' is the number of miles she runs in 72 minutes. Notice how the ratio of 4 to 30 is equal to the ratio of x to 72.

Start with the given ratio

Multiply both sides by 72

Multiply

Reduce.

So our answer is which in decimal form is which means that she can run 9.6 miles in 72 minutes.
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