SOLUTION: Jessica is walking home from a friend's house. After two minutes she is 0.9 miles from home. Seventeen minutes after leaving, she is 0.4 miles from home. What is her rate in miles

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Question 1053469: Jessica is walking home from a friend's house. After two minutes she is 0.9 miles from home. Seventeen minutes after leaving, she is 0.4 miles from home. What is her rate in miles per hour?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Between the two minutes time and the seventeen minutes time, she traveled 0.5 miles. Travel time was 17-2=15*minutes.

How Fast, mph?

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2 miles per hour