Geri ran in a marathon race. It took her 3 hours and 28 minute to run 26 miles. How many minutes did it take her to run 1 mile if she ran at the same rate for the whole race?
3 hours and 28 minutes
= 208 minutes {changed time to all minutes}
Set up a proportion:
26 miles 1 mile
---------------- = ------------- {set up a proportion}
208 minutes x minutes
26x = 208 {cross-multiplied}
x = 8 minutes {divided each side by 26}
1 mile would take her 8 minutes if the rate was the same.
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