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Chapter 2: Q7. (page 114)

RACE Jennie ran the first 6 miles of a marathon in 58 minutes. If she is able to maintain the same pace, how long will it take her to finish the 26.2 miles?

Short Answer

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The time taken to finish 26.2 miles is n=253.26minutes.

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Step-1. Write down the given scale.

The given scale is:

6 miles = 58 minutes.

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Step-2. Evaluate the time by time-speed-distance formula.

As, Speed=DistanceTimeand speed remains the same. Therefore, the proportion can be written as:

role="math" localid="1642708378122" 658  =26.2nn6=26.2586n=1519.66n6=1519.66n=253.26minutes

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Step-3. Conclusion from evaluated time.

The time taken to finish 26.2 miles is n=253.26minutes.

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