SOLUTION: The track is 1.5 miles miles, if Jeff drove 6 laps in 3 min. And Kyle drove 15 laps in 8 min, how many min does it take Jeff to drive 1 mile?

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Question 985723: The track is 1.5 miles miles, if Jeff drove 6 laps in 3 min. And Kyle drove 15 laps in 8 min, how many min does it take Jeff to drive 1 mile?
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The track is 1.5 miles miles, if Jeff drove 6 laps in 3 min.
And Kyle drove 15 laps in 8 min, (not relevant to the problem)
how many min does it take Jeff to drive 1 mile?
:
Find his speed in mi/min:
s = %28%281.5%2A6%29%29%2F3
s = 9%2F3
s = 3 mi/min