Nicole runs 6 miles in 55 minutes. At the same rate, how many miles would she run in 44 minutes?

4.8 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's make a proportion using this setup:

miles/minutes=miles/minutes

We know that Nicole runs 6 miles in 55 minutes. We don't know how many miles she runs in 44 minutes, so we can say she runs x miles in 44 minutes.

6 miles/55 minutes=x miles/44 minutes

6/55=x/44

Now, we have to find x. To do this, we need to get x by itself. x is being divided by 44. To undo this, multiply both sides by 44, since multiplication is the opposite of division.

44 * (6/55) = (x/44) * 44

The 44s on the right cancel, so we are left with:

44*6/55=x

4.8=x

Nicole can run 4.8 miles in 44 minutes