Bill runs 4 miles in 27 minutes How many minutes does he take per mile? Minutes per mile? At Cheng's Bike Rentals, it costs $10 to rent a bike for 3 hours. How many hours of bike use does a customer get per dollar? Hours per dollar?

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SOLUTION

First Part

[tex]\begin{gathered} 4\text{ miles =27 minutes} \\ 1\text{ mile = x } \\ \text{Cross multiply} \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} 4x=27\times1 \\ x=\frac{27\times1}{4} \\ x=\frac{27}{4} \\ x=6.75\text{ minutes} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Bill will take 6.75 minutes per mile.

Second Part

[tex]\begin{gathered} 10\text{ dollars = 3 hours} \\ 1\text{ dollar = x} \\ \text{Cross multiply} \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} 10x=3\times1 \\ x=\frac{3\times1}{10} \\ x=\frac{3}{10} \\ x=0.3 \end{gathered}[/tex]

A customer will get 0.3 hours per dollar.