Question

Peter takes 7 minutes and 30 seconds to run 1 mile. How many miles can he run in 15 minutes?

miles

Answer 1

2 miles

Explanation:

Peter takes 7 minutes and 30 seconds per mile.

7 times 2 is 14 minutes.

30 seconds times 2 is 1 minute.

If you add these 2 values together you get 15 minutes.

So we need to times the miles by 2 to get 2 miles.

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