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

Finally, determine how far Justin can ride his bike in 1 minute.

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1 answer

To determine how far Justin can ride his bike in 1 minute, we first need to calculate his biking speed.

Justin biked 2 km in 8 minutes. We can determine his speed (in km per minute) by dividing the distance by the time:

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

Now, to find out how far Justin can ride in 1 minute, we can simply take his speed:

\[ \text{Distance in 1 minute} = \text{Speed} \times \text{Time} = \frac{1}{4} \text{ km/minute} \times 1 \text{ minute} = \frac{1}{4} \text{ km} \]

Thus, Justin can ride 0.25 km (or 250 meters) in 1 minute.