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It takes Diego of an hour to complete a lap on a circular bike track. The track is mile long. What is Diego's bike speed? 8 hours per mile 1/8 mile per hour 8 miles per hour 1/8 hours per mile

PLEASE HELP, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WORDING​

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Answer:

C. 8 miles per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

It takes Diego [tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex] of an hour to complete the lap = [tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex] x 1 hour = [tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex] hour

Distance of the track = 1 mile long

The speed of an object expresses the ratio of distance moved to time taken to cover the distance.

i.e speed = [tex]\frac{distance}{time taken}[/tex]

           = [tex]\frac{1}{\frac{1}{8} }[/tex]

           = 8

Speed = 8 mile per hour

Therefore, Diego's bike has a speed of 8 miles per hour.