Question

It took Jimena 89 minutes to run a 15-kilometer race last weekend. If you know that 1 kilometer equals 0.621 mile, how many minutes did it take Jimena to run 1 mile during the race? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

3.68 minutes

9.55 minutes

9.88 minutes

24.15 minutes

Answer 1

89/15 = 5.9333
1 mile = 1.60934 km
5.9333 X 1.60934 = 9.5486
9.5486 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 9.55 minutes.