Question

Javier jogs 3/4 of a mile in 8 1/2 minutes how much minutes will it take him to jog 1 mile?

Answer 1

11 minutes and 20 seconds. or 11.33

Explanation:

Reciprocal of .75 is 1.33. Multiply 1.33 times 8.5 minutes to find how long it would take to run one mile.

or

Divide 8.5 minutes by 3 to find how long it takes to run 1/4 of a mile, and multiply that time by 4 to see how long it takes to run one mile.