Question

Becky runs 3 miles in 24 minutes. At the same rate, how many miles would she

run in 60 minutes?

Answer 1

7.5 miles

Explanation:

In order to answer this question we need to find how many minutes it takes Becky to run one mile.

To do this we need to divide the 24 minutes by the 3miles.

24/3 = 8

Therefore, it takes Becky 8 minutes per mile.

Next, to find how many miles she runs in an hour we need to divide 60 by 8.

60/8 = 7.5

Becky will run 7.5 miles per hour.

I hope this helps!

- Kay :)

Answer 2

7.5 miles

Explanation:

Speed = Distance / Time

Speed =
`(3)/(24)` =
`(1)/(8)` miles per minute

`(1)/(8)` * 60 = 7.5 miles