Question

A runner ran 1500 meters in 250 seconds.

What was his rate in meters per minute?

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Answer 1

`\displaystyle 360\:m./min.`

Step-by-step explanation:

When converting from a smaller unit to a bigger unit, use division, especially because you are converting from
`\displaystyle m/s`to
`\displaystyle m./min..`First, you divide 250 by 60 to get 4⅙ minutes. You will then divide 1500 by 4⅙ to get this:

`\displaystyle 1500\:metres\:in\:4(1)/(6)\:minutes \\ \\ 360 = (1500)/(4(1)/(6)) \\ \\ \\ \boxed{360\:m./min.}`

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Answer 2

360 meters

Explanation:

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Let's first convert 250 seconds to minutes.

Since 1 minute is 60 seconds:

• 250/60
• 4 1/6

The runner ran 1500 meters in 4 and 1/6 of a minute

Now we need to find the unit rate using this equation:
`\frac{\text{x}}{\text{1 minute}} = (1500)/(4(1)/(6))`

Cross multiply:

• Divide by 4 1/6
  4 1/6 x = 1500 minutes
• x = 1500 / (25/6)
• x = 360

360 meters