SOLUTION: My homework : In track practice, Jesse ran a mile in 7 minutes. His mile time was 2 and one half faster than Michael's time. Write and solve an equation to calculate Michael's mile

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Question 375494: My homework : In track practice, Jesse ran a mile in 7 minutes. His mile time was 2 and one half faster than Michael's time. Write and solve an equation to calculate Michael's mile time.
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My homework : In track practice, Jesse ran a mile in 7 minutes. His mile time was 2 and one half faster than Michael's time. Write and solve an equation to calculate Michael's mile time.
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Time cannot be faster. Time can be more, less, greater, etc, but saying time is faster makes no sense.