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Part 1
A dog won a race at the local fair by running 5 and one fourth
miles in exactly 2 hours. At this constant​ rate, how long does it take the same dog to run the 2 and one tenth
​-mile state fair​ race? Use ratio reasoning to solve.
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Part 1
Use the unit rate.
StartFraction 5.25 miles divided by nothing Over 2 hours divided by 2 EndFraction equals StartFraction nothing mile left parenthesis s right parenthesis Over 1 hour EndFraction
  
  
​(Type integers or​ decimals.)

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Unit rate: 5.25 miles ÷ 2 hours = 2.625 miles per 1 hour.

Time for 2.1 miles: 2.1 miles ÷ 2.625 miles/hour = 0.8 hour = 48 minutes.