SOLUTION: you are riding your bike. it takes 28 min to go 8mi. how long will it take you to go 15 mi

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Question 224621: you are riding your bike. it takes 28 min to go 8mi. how long will it take you to go 15 mi
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you are riding your bike. it takes 28 min to go 8mi. how long will it take you to go 15 mi
d = rt
rate = 8/28 miles/minute = 2/7 mi/minute
t = d/r = 15/(2/7) = 105/2
t = 52.5 minutes