Question

Ron Alotte and Dee Selerate ran a 20 km. Race. Dee made three 10 minute stops during the race to fix her shoes and rest and yet the two racers finished in a tie. If Ron ran the race at a constant speed of 8 km. Per hour, find Dee's average speed when running.

Answer 1

10km/hr

Explanation:

Given that:

Distance covered by both Dee and Ron= 20km

Ron's speed = 8km/hr

Dee made three 10 minute stops during the race.

Time it took Ron to cover 20km

Time = distance / speed

20km / 8km/hr = 2.5 hours = 150 minutes

Since they both tied ;

Running time of Dee = (150 - (3*10)) = 120 minutes = 2 hours

Ron's speed = distance / time

Speed = 20 km / 2hours

Speed = 10km/hr