At most Nate can run 0.1 of a mile in a minute. If he is given 13.9 minutes to run as far as he can, how many miles dan Nate run

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prohojiy [21]

3 years ago

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At most Nate can run 0.1 of a mile in a minute. If he is given 13.9 minutes to run as far as he can, how many miles dan Nate run

in that time?
(Can you explain what to do)

Mathematics

1 answer:

nadezda [96] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-27T07:17:15+03:00

nadezda [96]3 years ago

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(.1mi/1min)
1.39mi/13.9 min
You have to multiply the bottom and the top by the same number to get the answer, you're trying to make the denominator 13.9 for the amount do minutes so you multiply the numerator by 13.9 to get the numerator