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kim and jay leave at the same time to travel 25 miles to the beach. kim drives 9 miles in 12 minutes. jay drives 10 miles in 15 minutes if they both continue at the same rate, who will arrive at the beach first?

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d=rt
9=12r
9/12=r
10=15r
10/15=r
9/12>10/15
Therefore, Kim reaches the beach first.

We can calculate miles per minute
9/12=3/4=0.75
10/15=2/3=0.67
Kim will get there first because 9 miles in 12 minutes is faster

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