SOLUTION: A jogger can jog 3 miles in 15 minutes and 18 miles in 1.5 hours. If the number of miles and the time are in a proportional linear relationship, at what rate is the jogger jogging

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Question 1000318: A jogger can jog 3 miles in 15 minutes and 18 miles in 1.5 hours. If the number of miles and the time are in a proportional linear relationship, at what rate is the jogger jogging per hour?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Are they proportional?

%283%2F%281%2F4%29%29%28miles%2Fhour%29=%2818%2F1.5%29%28miles%2Fhour%29 ?

12%28miles%2Fhour%29=%2818%2F%283%2F2%29%29%28miles%2Fhour%29

12%28miles%2Fhour%29=%28%282%2A18%29%2F3%29%28miles%2Fhour%29

12%28miles%2Fhour%29=12%28miles%2Fhour%29
Yes.