It took Stacy half an hour to run 11 laps on Monday. What was Stacy's average speed, in miles per hour, on Monday?
How much is a lap tho?
To find Stacy's average speed, we need to determine the distance she ran and the time it took her to complete the laps.
Given that Stacy ran 11 laps in half an hour, we have the time in hours and the number of laps completed.
To convert the time from minutes to hours, we divide half an hour (30 minutes) by 60 minutes:
30 minutes / 60 minutes = 0.5 hours
Therefore, Stacy took 0.5 hours to complete 11 laps.
To calculate the average speed, we divide the distance she covered by the time taken:
Average Speed = Distance / Time
Since we don't have the distance, we need to determine it. To do so, we need to know either the length of each lap or the total distance covered during the 11 laps.
Let's assume we know the length of each lap is 0.25 miles.
So the distance covered in 11 laps would be:
Total Distance = Length of Lap × Number of Laps = 0.25 miles × 11 laps = 2.75 miles
Now, we can calculate the average speed:
Average Speed = Total Distance / Time = 2.75 miles / 0.5 hours = 5.5 miles per hour
Therefore, Stacy's average speed on Monday was 5.5 miles per hour.