SOLUTION: if a horse runs 1 and a half miles in 2 minutes 30 seconds what is his unit speed

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Question 1133788: if a horse runs 1 and a half miles in 2 minutes 30 seconds what is his unit speed
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, Alan3354:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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2 min 30 sec is +2.5+ min
+1.5+%2F+2.5+=+x%2F1+
+15%2F25+=+x+
+x+=+3%2F5+
+x+=+.6+
The unit speed is 0.6 miles/min

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To find miles per minute, divide the miles by the minutes.
Is that not obvious?