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prealgebra intermediate

Problem

Eugene, Brianna, and Katie are going on a run. Eugene runs at a rate of 4 miles per hour. If Brianna runs as fast as Eugene, and Katie runs as fast as Brianna, how fast does Katie run?
Solution
Since Brianna runs as fast as Eugene and he runs at a rate of 4 miles per hour, then Brianna runs at a rate of miles per hour. Since Katie runs as fast as Brianna, Katie runs at a rate of miles per hour.
Final answer
\frac{56}{15}