Question

Keith ran in a marathon. It took him 3 hours and 2 minutes to run 26 miles. If he ran at the same rate for the whole race, how many minutes did it take him to run each mile? (1 hour = 60 minutes)

Answer 1

3 hrs and 2 min = 3(60) + 2 = 180 + 2 = 182 minutes

182/26 = x/1
cross multiply
26x = 182
x = 182/26
x = 7...it took 7 minutes to run each mile

Answer 2

Keith ran a marathon in 3 hours and 2 minutes and ran approximately 26 miles in the race. If he ran at the same rate for the entire race, it took him approximately 7 minutes to run each mile.