Question

Geri ran in a marathon race. It took her 3 hours and 28 minutes to run 26 miles. How many monitors did it take her to run 1 mile if she ran at the same rate for the whole race?

Answer 1

8 minutes

Explanation:

We know that it took Geri 3 hours and 28 minutes to run 26 miles in a marathon race. We are to find the number of minutes she took to run for 1 mile at the same rate.

Firstly, we will convert the given time into minutes:

3 hours and 28 minutes = (30 × 60) + 28 = 208 minutes

Now using the simple ratio method to find the time:

`(1 mile)/(x) =(26 miles)/(208min)`

`x=(208)/(26)`

`x=8`

Therefore, 1 mile would take her 8 minutes if she ran at the same rate.