This morning, Sam walked 4 kilometers in 50 minutes. At what rate did Sam walk? Use the formula%C2%A0 r=dt %C2%A0where%C2%A0r, is the rate,%C2%A0d%C2%A0is the distance, and%C2%A0t is the time. (1 point) Responses 12.5 kilometers per minute 12.5 kilometers per minute 200 kilometers per minute 200 kilometers per minute 46 kilometers per minute 46 kilometers per minute 0.08 kilometers per minute

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To find the rate \( r \), we can use the formula:

\[ r = \frac{d}{t} \]

where \( d \) is the distance and \( t \) is the time.

Given:

  • Distance \( d = 4 \) kilometers
  • Time \( t = 50 \) minutes

Substituting the values in:

\[ r = \frac{4 , \text{kilometers}}{50 , \text{minutes}} = 0.08 , \text{kilometers per minute} \]

Therefore, the rate at which Sam walked is 0.08 kilometers per minute.