Progress Monitoring U2P: Multi-Step Word Problems

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Maura is jogging on her treadmill. She runs 2.25 miles in
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of an hour. At that speed, how many miles could Maura run in 1
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Write your answer as a whole number, decimal, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.
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Answer 1

To determine how many miles Maura can run in 1.5 hours, we first need to find her running speed in miles per hour.

Maura runs 2.25 miles in 0.5 hours. To find her speed:

\[ \text{Speed} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} = \frac{2.25 \text{ miles}}{0.5 \text{ hours}} = 4.5 \text{ miles per hour} \]

Now, we'll use this speed to calculate how far she can run in 1.5 hours:

\[ \text{Distance} = \text{Speed} \times \text{Time} = 4.5 \text{ miles per hour} \times 1.5 \text{ hours} \]

Now calculate:

\[ 4.5 \times 1.5 = 6.75 \text{ miles} \]

Thus, Maura can run 6.75 miles in 1.5 hours.