Question

Jose ran 7.5 miles in 1.5 hours.
If Jose runs at the same speed, which proportion can be used to determine the
time (t) it would take Jose to run 12 miles?

Answer 1

Answer:

2.4 hours to run 12 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{7.5}{1.5} = \frac{12}{t} = 2.4$

the proportion is 5:1

for every hour, jose runs 5 miles