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Nelly runs a 10 mile race in 88 minutes. At this rate, how long would it take him to run 6.5 mile race.​

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Answer:

57.2 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

One way in which to solve this problem is to write and solve an equation of ratios:

 6.5 mi        x

------------ = -----------

 10 mi        88 min

Cross-multiplying, we get:

10x = 572

Then x = 57.2 minutes (to run this 6.5 mile race)