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Amanda ran 5 miles in 40 minutes and 30 seconds.
What was her minute per mile pace?

User GhilesZ
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Answer:

1 mile every 8 minutes

Explanation:

User JosephS
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Answer: 8.1 minutes per mile

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Work Shown:

40 minutes, 30 seconds = 40 + 30/60 = 40+0.5 = 40.5 minutes

She ran 5 miles in 40.5 minutes

This forms the ratio

5 miles : 40.5 minutes

Divide both sides by 5 to turn "5 miles" into "1 mile" and we get

5/5 miles : 40.5/5 minutes

1 mile : 8.1 minutes

Her minute per mile pace is 8.1 minutes per mile

This means it takes 8.1 minutes to run each mile.

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