If it takes a person to walk 30 minutes in 3 miles..how many minutes would it take a person who walks 3.5 miles be?
Set up a proportion. Let x = the number of minutes. Cross multiply and solve for x.
30/3 = x/3.5
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To calculate the time it would take a person to walk 3.5 miles, given that it takes 30 minutes to walk 3 miles, you need to determine the average speed at which the person is walking and use it to estimate the time required.
The average speed can be found by dividing the distance traveled by the time taken. In this case, the person walks 3 miles in 30 minutes. Therefore, their average speed is 3 miles / 30 minutes = 0.1 miles per minute.
Now, to calculate the time it would take to walk 3.5 miles using the same speed, divide the distance by the average speed:
Time = Distance / Speed
Time = 3.5 miles / 0.1 miles per minute = 35 minutes
So, it would take approximately 35 minutes for a person to walk 3.5 miles based on the given average speed.