Solve this multi-step problem. 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?
1/10
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2 1/2
1/8
My apologies for misunderstanding your question. From the answer choices you provided, the runner can go 2 1/2 miles in 16 minutes.
To find out how far the runner can go in 16 minutes, we need to calculate how many 1/4 distances can be completed in that time.
In 8 minutes, the runner completes 1/4 of a 5-mile race.
Therefore, the runner completes (1/4) * 5 = 5/4 miles in 8 minutes.
To find out how far the runner can go in 16 minutes, we can set up a proportion:
(5/4 miles) / (8 minutes) = x miles / 16 minutes
Cross-multiplying, we get:
8 * x = (5/4) * 16
Simplifying, we get:
8x = 80/4
8x = 20
x = 20 / 8
x = 2.5
Therefore, the runner can go 2.5 miles in 16 minutes.
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To solve this problem, let's first find out how far the runner can go in 1 minute by dividing both the distance and the time.
5 miles / 8 minutes = 0.625 miles per minute
Now, we can use this rate to find out how far the runner can go in 16 minutes.
0.625 miles per minute x 16 minutes = 10 miles
Therefore, the runner can go 10 miles in 16 minutes.
To solve this multi-step problem, we need to calculate how far the runner can go in 16 minutes at the given pace.
First, let's find out how far the runner completes in 1 minute. We can do this by dividing 1/4 mile by 8 minutes:
1/4 mile ÷ 8 minutes = 1/32 mile per minute.
Next, let's determine how far the runner can go in 16 minutes. We can do this by multiplying the distance covered in 1 minute (1/32 mile) by the number of minutes (16):
1/32 mile per minute x 16 minutes = 16/32 mile.
To simplify this fraction, we can reduce it to its lowest terms:
16/32 = 1/2 mile.
Therefore, the runner can go 1/2 mile in 16 minutes at the same pace.
So, the right answer is 2 1/2 miles.