amy can run 3 miles in s minutes. at that pace, how many miles can she run in 50 minutes?
Rate is distance divided by time.
If Amy can run 3 miles in s minutes, her rate is her distance (3 miles) divided by her time (s minutes);
her rates is (3 miles) / (s minutes) = (3/s) miles/minute
Distance is rate times time, so, if Amy ran for 50 minutes, the distance is:
(3/s) miles/minute x 50 minutes = 150/s miles
Rate is distance divided by time.
If Amy can run 3 miles in s minutes, her rate is her distance (3 miles) divided by her time (s minutes);
her rates is (3 miles) / (s minutes) = (3/s) miles/minute
Distance is rate times time, so, if Amy ran for 50 minutes, the distance is:
(3/s) miles/minute x 50 minutes = 150/s miles