Aldo runs 3 miles in 35 minutes. At the same rate, how many miles would he run in 84 minutes?

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parthkohli · Answer

Set up a proportion here.

$\Large \color{MidnightBlue}{\Rightarrow 3:35=x:84 }$

Do you know how to solve them?

anonymous · Answer

i dont understand

parthkohli · Answer

I have a tutorial for these.

anonymous · Answer

like i dont know what that equation means

parthkohli · Answer

anonymous · Answer

could you give me a simpler equation

parthkohli · Answer

This can't be simplified, and we guys learn it in 6th grade.

parthkohli · Answer

$\Large \color{MidnightBlue}{\Rightarrow 35x = 84 * 3 }$

Can you do it now? ;)

anonymous · Answer

is 980.28 right

parthkohli · Answer

$\Large \color{MidnightBlue}{\Rightarrow 35x = 252 }$

$\Large \color{MidnightBlue}{\Rightarrow x = {252 \over 35} = ? }$

anonymous · Answer

i got 7.2

parthkohli · Answer

Correcto!