Question

It takes Fiona 96 minutes to complete a 24-mile bike course while biking at a constant rate. The course has 3 checkpoints that Fiona must pass in order for her time to count. How many miles does she complete in 4 minutes?

a) 1 mile
b) 4 miles
c) 6 miles
d) 16 miles

Answer 1

Fiona completes 1 mile in 4 minutes by calculating her speed (0.25 miles per minute) and multiplying it by the number of minutes (4).

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many miles Fiona completes in 4 minutes, we need to calculate her speed per minute.

Fiona completes a 24-mile bike course in 96 minutes. Therefore, we can find the speed by dividing the total distance by the total time:

Speed = Distance ÷ Time

Speed = 24 miles / 96 minutes = 0.25 miles per minute.

To find out how many miles she completes in 4 minutes, we multiply the speed per minute by 4:

Miles in 4 minutes = Speed per minute × 4

Miles in 4 minutes = 0.25 miles per minute × 4 = 1 mile.

So, Fiona completes 1 mile in 4 minutes, which corresponds to option (a).