SOLUTION: Maria is training for a triathlon. Yesterday, she rode her bike for eight and two-thirds miles in two-thirds of an hour. If Maria continues to rides at the same rate, how far will
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Question 957837: Maria is training for a triathlon. Yesterday, she rode her bike for eight and two-thirds miles in two-thirds of an hour. If Maria continues to rides at the same rate, how far will she ride in one hour?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Maria is training for a triathlon. Yesterday, she rode her bike for eight and two-thirds miles in two-thirds of an hour. If Maria continues to rides at the same rate, how far will she ride in one hour?
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rate = distance/time
rate = (8 2/3 miles)/(2/3 hr) = (26/3)/(2/3) = 13 miles per hour
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Ans: 13 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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