Question

Mr. Boyd completed a 3.19 mile walk/ run. For every 5 minutes of walking, he ran for 1.5 minutes. If he completed his workout in 48:52 minutes, how much of that time was spent running?

Answer 1

He spent 11.25 minutes running

Explanation:

Mr. Boyd completed a 3.19 mile walk/ run.

For every 5 minutes of walking, he ran for 1.5 minutes.

He completed his workout in 48.52 minutes.

Hence, we have the equation:

1.5x + 5x = 48.52 minutes

6.5x = 48.52 minutes

x = 48.52/6.5

x = 7.4646153846

Approximately = 7.5 minutes

Therefore the time spent running = 1.5 × 7.5 minutes

= 11.25 mimutes