A runner completes 1/4 of a 5-mile race every 8 minutes at the same Pace how far can the runner go in 16 minutes 160 MI two and a half miles 1/8 Mi 1/10 MI
If the runner completes 1/4 of a 5-mile race every 8 minutes, in 16 minutes the runner will complete 1/4 * 2 = 1/2 of the 5-mile race.
Therefore, the runner can go 1/2 * 5 = 2.5 miles in 16 minutes.
So, the runner can go two and a half (2.5) miles in 16 minutes.
2.5 as a fraction
2.5 can be written as the fraction 5/2.
To determine how far the runner can go in 16 minutes, we need to calculate the distance covered in 8 minutes and then double it.
Given that the runner completes 1/4 of a 5-mile race every 8 minutes, we can calculate the distance covered in 8 minutes as follows:
1/4 * 5 miles = 5/4 miles
So, the runner covers 5/4 miles in 8 minutes.
To determine how far the runner can go in 16 minutes, we double the distance covered in 8 minutes:
5/4 miles * 2 = 10/4 miles
Simplifying:
10/4 miles = 2.5 miles
Therefore, the runner can go 2.5 miles in 16 minutes.