Destiny and Justin each biked at a steady pace. Destiny biked 1 km in 2 minutes, and Justin biked 2 km in 8 minutes.

Next, determine how far Justin can ride if he bikes for 2 minutes.

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1 answer

To determine how far Justin can ride if he bikes for 2 minutes, we first need to calculate Justin's biking speed.

Justin biked 2 km in 8 minutes. To find his speed, we can use the formula for speed, which is:

\[ \text{Speed} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} \]

In Justin's case:

\[ \text{Speed} = \frac{2 \text{ km}}{8 \text{ minutes}} = \frac{1}{4} \text{ km/minute} = 0.25 \text{ km/minute} \]

Now, to find out how far Justin can ride in 2 minutes, we multiply his speed by the time:

\[ \text{Distance} = \text{Speed} \times \text{Time} \]

So, for 2 minutes:

\[ \text{Distance} = 0.25 \text{ km/minute} \times 2 \text{ minutes} = 0.5 \text{ km} \]

In conclusion, Justin can ride 0.5 km in 2 minutes.