Question

Jill jogs 3/4 of a mile in 1/10 of an hour at this rate how fast does she run one mile.

10 minutes
6 minutes
8 minutes

Answer 1

• 3/4 mile she ran in 1/10hour

1 mile she can run

• 1/10÷3/4
• 4/3(1/10)
• 4/30
• 2/15hour
• 8/60hour

8 mins

Answer 2

8 minutes

Explanation:

Jill jogs 3/4 of a mile in 1/10 hour.

⇒ 3/4 of a mile takes 6 minutes

For one mile :

• 3/4 mile x 4/3 : 6 x 4/3 minutes
• 1 mile : 2 x 4 minutes
• 1 mile takes 8 minutes