SOLUTION: If an ostrich could maintain its maximum speed for 5 hours, it could run 225 miles . How fast can an ostrich run?

SOLUTION: If an ostrich could maintain its maximum speed for 5 hours, it could run 225 miles . How fast can an ostrich run?

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Question 895969: If an ostrich could maintain its maximum speed for 5 hours, it could run 225 miles . How fast can an ostrich run?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Distance = Rate * Time

D = r*t

225 = r*5

225/5 = r ... divide both sides by 5 to isolate 'r'

45 = r

r = 45

It can run 45 miles per hour
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