SOLUTION: Heather runs 7 miles in 80 minutes. At the same rate, how many miles would she run in 64 minutes?

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Question 418533: Heather runs 7 miles in 80 minutes. At the same rate, how many miles would she run in 64 minutes?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
Heather runs 7 miles in 80 minutes.
At the same rate, how many miles would she run in 64 minutes?
Let x represent miles would she run in 64 minutes?
Question Sets Up the Proportion
|Cross Multiplying to solve for x
x = 7*64/80
x = 5.6mi
CHECKING our Answer***
5.6/64 = .0875 = 7/80
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