Tonya runs 8 kilometers in 60 minutes. at this rate, how long would it take her to run 2 kilometers?

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Celeste Landry

6 November, 20:43

Tonya runs 8 kilometers in 60 minutes. at this rate, how long would it take her to run 2 kilometers?

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Anton Rowe · Answer 1

Here they have told you the extended amount of time and what that would give you. 8 kilometers=60 minutes, yes?

This is a ratio, meaning that you can have mulitiple numbers that mean the same thing.

You would, instead of multiplying like you would for a number larger than you're looking for, would simply divide both sides by the same number so that they'll stay even and balanced, the values unchanged.

So 8 and 60 have a same multiple, 4.

Divide four on both sides to get 2 and 15.

2 would be the number of kilometers you are looking for and 15 would be the number of minutes that Tonya would need to run.