Malia runs 5 miles in 1 hour. How many miles does she run in half an hour? Algebra Linear Equations Equations with Ratios and Proportions 1 Answer Mr. Whoever · Stefan V. Apr 16, 2017 #"2.5 miles"# Explanation: As half an hour is #"1/2"# of an hour, and so #5# should be multiplied by #1/2# #5xx1/2=5/2=2.5# Answer link Related questions What is the difference between proportions and ratios? What is the difference between ratios and rates? What are cross products? How do you write "12 meters to 4 floors" as a rate? How do you write and simplify "150 boys to 175 girls" as a ratio? How do you solve #\frac{6}{19} = \frac{x}{11}#? How do you solve #\frac{n+1}{11} = -2#? How do you solve #\frac{0.1}{1.01} = \frac{1.9}{x}#? How do you use proportions to solve how much money the restaurant made if it serves 250 people... How do you solve #x/4-7=13#? See all questions in Equations with Ratios and Proportions Impact of this question 2934 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License