Question

Joe runs each lap in 5 minutes. He will run at least 12 laps today. What are the possible numbers of minutes he will run today? Use for the number of minutes he will run today. Write your answer as an inequality solved for .

Answer 1

5m ≥ 12; 1 hour

Explanation:

you can represent the number of minutes per mile by 5m, but he is running 12 laps. So therefore, he would run for 60 minutes, or 1 hour. 5m ≥ 12

Answer 2

at least 60 min (1 hour)

Explanation:

we know that a lap takes 5 min.

and we know he will run At least 12 laps

that means that the least number of min.he can run is 5x12=60

So, 60min is the answer