Because Nate walks 25 meters in 13.7 seconds, and 4 minutes is equal to 240 seconds,
the proportion
= can be used to find out how many meters, x, Nate walks in 4 minutes.
The proportion can be simplified to
=,
because the units of meters per second cancel, and then each side of the equation can be multiplied by 240,giving
=x≈438 Therefore, of the given options, 450 meters is closest to the distance Nate will walk in 4 minutes
Choice A is incorrect and may be the result of setting up the proportion as
= and finding that
x≈132, which is close to 150.
Choices C and D are incorrect and may be the result of errors in calculation.