SOLUTION: Joey is riding a bicycle. It takes him 28 minutes to go 8 miles. If he continues traveling at the same rate, how long will it take him to go 15 miles?

Question 969932: Joey is riding a bicycle. It takes him 28 minutes to go 8 miles. If he continues traveling at the same rate, how long will it take him to go 15 miles?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Joey is riding a bicycle. It takes him 28 minutes to go 8 miles.
If he continues traveling at the same rate, how long will it take him to go 15 miles?
:
Distance varies directly with time, use a ratio equation to do this
let t = time to go 15 mi
=
Cross multiply
8t = 28 * 15
8t = 420
t = 420/8
t = 52.5 min to go 15 mi
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