Question

Mikaela is competing in a race in which she both runs and rides a bicycle. She runs 5 kilometers in 0.5 hour and rides her bicycle 20 kilometers in 0.8 hour.

a. At the rate given, how many kilometers can Mikaela run in 1 hour? ____________________
b. At the rate given, how many kilometers can Mikaela bike in 1 hour? ____________________
c. If Mikaela runs for 1 hour and bikes for 1 hour at the rates given, how far will she travel? ____________________

Answer 1

A. if she runs 5k in .5 hours
then she can run 10k in 1 hour
B. if she rides her bike 20k in .8 hours
than she rides her bike 25k in 1 hour
C. running and biking for an hour each will give you
10k+25k which equals 35 kiliometers