Question

The distances and times from a track meet for four schools are shown.

School has the fastest average time per mile at the track meet.

Answer 1

Average time for West Middle was maximum.

Explanation:

Average time for a track meet for schools =
`\frac{\text{Time}}{\text{Distance}}`

For Eastbay Middle,

Average time per mile =
`(42)/(7)`

= 6 minutes per mile

For Northwest Middle,

Average time =
`(25)/(5)`

= 5 minutes per mile

For South Central Middle,

Average time =
`(28)/(4)`

= 7 minutes per mile

For West Middle,

Average time =
`(48)/(6)`

= 8 minutes per mile

Therefore, average time for West Middle (8 minutes per minute) was maximum.