Question

. Evan ran 93 miles in one hour and twenty-

four minutes. Find the average number of
minutes it took him to complete one mile.

Answer 1

0.903 minutes / mile

Explanation:

For this question we can use the rationing method to solve.

Given information from the question:

93 miles = 1 hour 24 minutes

93 miles = 84 minutes

1 mile = 84 minutes ÷ 93 miles = 0.903 minutes / mile (rounded to 3 s.f)

On a side note: That is considered extremely fast.