SOLUTION: If I ran 4 and three-quarters of a mile in three-quarters of an hour, what is the speed I was running in miles per hour?

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Question 1011690: If I ran 4 and three-quarters of a mile in three-quarters of an hour, what is the speed I was running in miles per hour?
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If I ran 4 and three-quarters of a mile in three-quarters of an hour, what is the speed I was running in miles per hour?
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Speed = distance%2Ftime = 43%2F4 : 3%2F4 = 19%2F4 : 3%2F4 = 19%2F3 miles per hour = 61%2F3 miles per hour.


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