SOLUTION: If it takes Tom 10 mins to travel 1500m. How long will it take him to travel 8000m.

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Question 1035005: If it takes Tom 10 mins to travel 1500m. How long will it take him to travel 8000m.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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We can solve this one with a proportion...we can write, letting x be the time...
10%2F1500+=+x%2F8000
Now cross-multiply and get
1500x = 80000
x = 80000/1500 = 53.3 minutes