barbara can walk 3200 meters in 24 minutes.Mavis can walk 11,808 feet in 24 minutes.Who walks at a faster rate of speed?Explain the steps you take to solve the problem.
convert the distances to the same unit ... 1 foot = .3048 meter
To determine who walks at a faster rate of speed between Barbara and Mavis, we need to compare their distances traveled in the same time frame. However, since their distances are given in different units, we need to convert them to a common unit for accurate comparison.
Let's start by converting Barbara's distance from meters to feet:
1 meter = 3.28084 feet
1,000 meters = 3,280.84 feet (multiply both sides by 1,000)
3,200 meters = 3,200 * 3.28084 feet
3,200 meters = 10,498.688 feet (approximately)
Now we can compare the distances:
Barbara = 10,498.688 feet
Mavis = 11,808 feet
Since Mavis walks a greater distance of 11,808 feet in the same time frame as Barbara, we can conclude that Mavis walks at a faster rate of speed.