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Amy is training for a half marathon. in practice, she runs 2 miles in 15 minutes. If she continues at the same rate, how many miles will she run in 1 hour?

A. 4
B. 8
C. 16
D. 30

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Step-by-step explanation:

B. 8

she will run for 8 miles,

step

find Amy's speed

convert the minutes into hours by dividing by 60

[tex] \frac{2}{15 \times \frac{1}{60} } \\ = 8 \: miles \: per \: hour[/tex]

find the number of miles ran by multiplying the speed by the time, ie

[tex]8 \times 1 = 8 \\ \: therefore \: the \: answer \: is \: \: 8 \: miles[/tex]

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