An ostrich can run at a rate of 50 miles in 60 minutes at this rate how long would it take an ostrich to run 15 miles

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asked Sep 23, 2017 204k views

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Pamput · Answer 1 · 2017-09-29T21:38:01+0000

This is direct proportion - it takes less time to run 15 miles than 50 miles. Show the comparison:

5060=15x

50x=60×15

x=60×1550

x=18minutes