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Question 837885: if I run at 9.5 miles per hour how long will it take me to run 300 meters.
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if I run at 9.5 miles per hour how long will it take me to run 300 meters.
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!st) Convert m to miles.

1 meter = 0.00062 miles
so:
1*(300)meters = 0.00062*(300) miles
300meters = 0.186 miles
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2nd.) Set up a proportion. Remember if miles is one the top of one fraction it must be on the top of the other one as well. Use information in step 1 to fill out fraction on the right side of the equal sign. (60 minutes=1 hour)


60 minutes /9.5 miles = x minutes/0.186 miles


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3rd.) Cross multiply and solve for x.


60 minutes/9.5 miles = x minutes/0.186 miles
9.5x=(60)0.186
9.5x=11.16
9.5x/9.5=11.16/9.5
x=1.174736842



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4th.)

If you run at 9.5 miles per hour it should take you approximately 1 minute and 17 seconds to run 300 meters.