Amir can run 15 kilometers in one hour. How many kilometers can Amir run per minute? There are 60minutes in 1 hour.
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Answer:0.25 km/minute.Step-by-step explanation:We have been given that Amir can run 15 kilometers in one hour. We are asked to find the number of kilometers Amir can run per minute.We will use speed formula to solve our given problem.[tex]\text{Speed}=\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}[/tex] [tex]\text{Speed}=\frac{15\text{ km}}{1\text{hour}}[/tex] We know that 1 hour equals 60 minutes, so we will substitute 60 minutes in the speed formula.[tex]\text{Speed}=\frac{15\text{ km}}{60\text{ minutes}}[/tex] [tex]\text{Speed}=\frac{1\text{ km}}{4\text{ minutes}}[/tex] [tex]\text{Speed}=\frac{0.25\text{ km}}{\text{ minute}}[/tex] Therefore, Amir runs 0.25 kilometers per minute.