SOLUTION: you run 1/4 mile in 2 minutes.what is your average speed in miles per minute

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Question 585267: you run 1/4 mile in 2 minutes.what is your average speed in miles per minute
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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d = rt

1/4 = r(2)

(1/4)/2 = r

(1/4)(1/2) = r

1/8 = r

r = 1/8

So the average speed is 1/8 of a mile per minute.
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