SOLUTION: if i run 2 miles in 15 minutes and 48 seconds. How long would it take to run 1 mile?

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Question 574409: if i run 2 miles in 15 minutes and 48 seconds. How long would it take to run 1 mile?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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Convert 15 minutes to seconds and then add to 48 seconds to start with.
15 minutes = 900 seconds

Then 900 seconds + 48 seconds = 948 seconds.

Here is the proportion:

2 miles/1 mile = 948 seconds/s
Solving equation for s, where s represents seconds, we get s = 474 seconds.

Convert 474 seconds to minutes by dividing 474/60.

474/60 = 7.9 minutes.