Respuesta :

altavistard
Use an equation of proportions to solve this problem.

   x             44 min
-------- =  ------------
 6 mi         55 min

Reduce this to x/6 = 1/11.  Then 11x = 6, and x = 11/6 miles, or 1 5/6 miles.

55x = 264   =>    4.8 miles in 44 minutes.