Question

The Kentucky Derby is a 1¼ mile race. Mandaloun ran it in 1.52 minutes. Hot Rod Charlie ran at a speed of .79 miles per minute. Who won the race?

Answer 1

Mandaloun won the race.

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we will calculate the time taken by the Hot Rod Charlie:

`s = vt\\t = (s)/(v)`

where,

t = time taken by Hot Rod Charlie = ?

s = distance covered = 1.25 miles

v = speed of Hot Rod Charlie = 0.79 miles/min

Therefore,

`t = (1.25\ miles)/(0.79\ miles/min) \\t = 1.58 min`

Since Hot Rod Charlie took more time (1.58 min) than the Mandaloun (1.52 min).

Therefore Mandaloun won the race.