Question

You run 6 miles in 1 hour. At this rate, how long will it take you to run a marathon approximately 26 miles?

Answer 1

So for this, we will be forming a proportion. In this case, our proportion is going to be: $\frac{6}{1}=\frac{26}{x}$ . From here we can solve for x.

Firstly, cross-multiply: $6x=26$

Next, divide both sides by 6, and your answer will be (rounded to the whole hour) $x=4$

Answer 2

Hello!

Let's write this as a proportion.

$\frac{miles}{hours} =\frac{6}{1} =\frac{26}{x}$

We cross multiply, giving us the equation below.

6x=26

We diivide both sides by 6.

x= 4 $\frac{1}{3}$

Therefore, it will take you 4 hours and 20 minutes.

I hope this helps!