SOLUTION: If it takes you 45 seconds to run one block, how fast are you running in miles per hour? (8 city blocks = 1 mile )

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Question 1082713: If it takes you 45 seconds to run one block, how fast are you running in miles per hour? (8 city blocks = 1 mile )
Answer by ikleyn(52785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Your proportion is

%28%281%2F8%29%29%2F45 = x%2F3600

where x is the distance covered in 1 hour = 3600 seconds.


Then x = %283600%2A%281%2F8%29%29%2F45 = 10 miles.


Answer  Your speed running is 10 miles per hour.