Sheila can ride her bicycle 6000 meters in 15 minutes. How far can she ride her bicycle in 2 minutes?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-27T15:58:07

#800# meters

We first find the speed of Sheila by the speed equation, which is:

#v=d/t#

#d# is the total distance traveled

#t# is the total time taken

And so, we get:

#v=(6000 \ "m")/(15 \ "min")#

#=400 \ "m/min"#

Now, we find the distance traveled in #2# minutes by solving for distance in the speed equation, which becomes:

#d=v*t#

Inputting our values, we get:

#(400 \ "m")/(color(red)cancelcolor(black)"min")*2color(red)cancelcolor(black)"min"=800 \ "m"#