Question

While completing a race, Edward spent 54 minutes walking. If his ratio of time walking to jogging was 6:5, how many minutes did he spend completing the race?

Answer 1

Answer: 99 minutes

Explanation:

Given: While completing a race, Edward spent 54 minutes walking.

The ratio of time walking to jogging was 6:5 i.e.
`(6)/(5)` (1)

Let x be the time taken ( in minutes ) by him for jogging.

then, the ratio of time walking to jogging will be
`(54)/(x)` (2)

From (1) and (2), we have

`(6)/(5)=(54)/(x)\\\\\Rightarrow\ 6x=54*5\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=(54*5)/(6)=45`

So, the number of minutes he took for jogging = 45 minutes

Now, the total time he spent on completing the race= 54+45=99 minutes