Question

Charles is training for the New York City Marathon. He ran 5 1/4 miles in 5/6 of an hour what was his running pace in miles per hour

Answer 1

6.3 mph (6 mph when rounded to the nearest one)

Explanation:

To get the speed you need to divide the distance traveled by the time it took to travel the distance.

5 1/4 ÷ 5/6 = 63/10 = 6 3/10 = 6.3