Question

Claire and Malia are training for a race.

a. Claire runs 10 km in 1 hour. How many kilometers does she run in half an hour? in 2 1/2 hours?

b. Malia runs 5 miles in 1 hour. How many miles does she run in half an hour? in 2 1/2 hours?
c. On Tuesday, Claire and Malia both ran for 2 1/2 hours. Who ran the farther distance?

Answer 1

A. Claie runs 5 km in a half hour. In 2 1/2 hours she runs 25 km.

B. Malia runs 2.5 miles in a half hour, and 12.5 miles in 2 1/2 hours.

C. Claire runs farther. She runs approximately 15.5 miles while Malia runs 12.5 miles.