Question

A won a race at the local fair by running 10.5 miles in exactly 2 hours. At this constant​ rate, how long does it take the same dog to run the 21 mile state fair​ race? Use ratio reasoning to solve. * 1 point

Answer 1

The dog will run the 21-mile race in 4.04 hours

Explanation:

The first thing we need to do is find out how far he ran the race at the local fair in 1 hour.

To do this, we can set up a simple relationship:

If he ran 10.5 miles in 2 hours,

He will run x miles in 1 hour

Cross multiplying, we have

x = (10.5 X 1)/2 = 5.25 miles in 1 hour.

We can now comfortably say that he runs at the rate of 5.2miles/hr

He now goes to the state fair race, which is 21 miles long.

if he runs at the rate of 5.2 miles in 1 hour,

He will run 21 miles in y hours

y = 21 / 5.2 = 4.04 hours

The dog will run the 21-mile race in 4.04 hours