it takes ben 9 minutes to ride home going 16 mph how long would it take going 12 mph

it takes ben 9 minutes to ride home going 16 mph how long would it take going 12 mph

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This is a question of inverse proportionality. At a slower speed it takes longer to go the same distance, so it would take Ben (16/12)*9=12 minutes to ride home.

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