If Kioko can run 6 miles in 36 minutes, how far can he run in 84 minutes at this same rate?

1 Answer
Apr 4, 2018

Kioko can run 14 miles in 84 minutes.

Here's how I did it:

Explanation:

To solve this, we set up a proportion:
#6/36 = x/84#
Let #x# be the distance Kioko can run in #84# minutes.

Now, we use this method called cross multiplication:
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As you can see from this image, we multiply #6# with #84# and #36# with #x#:

#6 * 84 = 36x#

#504 = 36x#

Now we divide both sides by #36#:
#x = 14#

Kioko can run 14 miles in 84 minutes.

Hope this helps!