Lin runs 2 ¾ miles in ⅖ of an hour. Tyler runs 8 ⅔ miles in 4/3 of an hour.
How long does it take Tyler to run 10 miles at this rate?
If necessary round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
To find out how long Tyler takes to run 1 mile, we divide 4/3 by 8⅔.
4/3 divided by 8⅔ is about 0.155.
To find out how long Tyler takes to run 10 miles, we multiply 10 by 0.155.
10 times 0.155 is 1.55.
Tyler takes 1.55 hours to run 10 miles.