Question

Leila and Maria were at track tryouts.The is 3/5 kilometers around. •Leila ran 3 laps in 7 minutes •Maria ran 1 laps in 3 minutes What advice would you give the coach if you want to convince her to choose the better runner? Be sure to include evidence to help persuade her.

Answer 1

Leila is a better runner since she ran 1 lap faster than Maria.

Explanation:

Leila and Maria were at track tryouts.The is 3/5 kilometers around.

•Leila ran 3 laps in 7 minutes.

•Maria ran 1 laps in 3 minutes.

We cannot compare the speed of both the runners directly. So what we do is that we find which runner ran one lap the fastest.

Maria ran 1 lap in 3 minutes.

Leila ran 3 laps in 7 minutes that is she would have run 1 lap in 2.33 minutes.

Leila ran 1 lap in 2.33 minutes.

Hence leila is the better runner.