Question

Elizabeth can run 5 mils in 24 1/2 minutes Dez can run 8 miles in 32 1/3 minutes. who can run faster?

Equivalent ratio 1:

Equivalent ratio 2:

Answer 1

Des can run faster than Elizabeth.

Des can run 1 mile in 4.037 minutes while Elizabeth can run 1 Mile in 4.9 minutes

Explanation:

If Elizabeth can run 5 miles in 24.5 minutes. Elizabeth will run 1 mile in 24.5/5=4.9 minutes.

If Dez can run 8 miles in 32 1/3 minutes. Then Dez will run 1 mile in 32.3/8=4.037 minutes

Therefore if Dez can run 1 mile in 4.037 minutes and Elizabeth can run 1 mile in 4.9 minutes then Dez can run faster than Elizabeth.