Question

Keith ran in a marathon. it took him 3 hours and 2 minutes to run 26 miles. if he ran at the same rate for the whole race, how many minutes did take him to run each mile?(1 hour= 60 minutes)

A. 6 minutes.
B. 7 minutes
C. 8 minutes
D.9 minutes
please help me

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

Distance Keith ran = 26 miles

Time it took

= 3 hours 2 minutes = [(3 * 60) + 2] minutes = (180 + 2) minutes = 182 minutes

Hence,

Speed (Rate) = miles per minute

Hence,

Time taken to complete 1 mile

=

= 7 minutes

Hence, the answer is B.

Answer 2

First, you have to find how many minutes he ran which would be 182 minutes. Then, to find out how many minutes he spent running each mile, you divide by 26. 182/26=7. 7 minutes per mile.