Question

Melinda is running in gym class. She has 45 minutes and needs to run 6 miles. Write and solve an inequality to find the amount of time she can spend running each mile.

Answer 1

She can spend 7.5 minutes each mile

Explanation:

6 × 7.5 minutes = 45 minutes. So, if Melinda runs 1 mile every 7.5 minutes, after 45 minutes she would have done 6 miles.