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Jon rides his bike 5 miles in 40 minutes Paul rides his bike 8 miles in 40 minutes if they continue at this rate how far will each person ride in one hour

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mattwisey26

Answer: Jon will ride 7.5 miles in one hour or 60 minutes.

Paul will ride 12 miles in one hour or 60 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

5 divided by 40 is 0.125 or 1/8, so jon rides an 1/8 of a mile every minute.

0.125 times 60 equals 7.5.

8 divided by 40 equals 0.2 or 1/5, so paul rides 1/5 of a mile every minute.

0.2 times 60 equals 12 miles.

Considering if they dont quit pedaling after 5 mins like me lol

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