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The required hours will they have ran the same number of miles is 3.
What is distance and speed?
Speed distance time is the equation used to make sense of the connection between speed, distance and time. That is speed = distance ÷ time. Or on the other hand to put it one more way distance isolated by speed will give you the time. Given you know two of the sources of info you can resolve the third.
According to question:
Eric has already ran 5 miles and is continuing to run at a pace of 1 mile per hour.
Erick distance:: 5 + 1x
Similarly for jess,
Jess distance:: 2 + 2x
To cover same number of miles, above two equations will be equate;
5 + x = 2 + 2x
x = 3 hrs
Thus, requierd number of hours is 3.
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Correct question:
Eric has already ran 5 miles and is continuing to run at a pace of 1 mile per hour. Jess has only run 2 miles and is continuing to run at a pace of 2 miles per hour. In how many hours will they have ran the same number of miles?
