Ruben and Claire are training to run a marathon in the spring. Ruben runs 16 miles over a 4-day period. Claire runs 12 miles over a 3-day period. Are they running at the same rate of speed? Respond “1” for yes or “2” for no
To determine if Ruben and Claire are running at the same rate of speed, we can compare the rate at which they run.
Ruben runs 16 miles over a 4-day period. Therefore, his average rate of speed is 16 miles / 4 days = 4 miles per day.
Claire runs 12 miles over a 3-day period. Therefore, her average rate of speed is 12 miles / 3 days = 4 miles per day.
Since both Ruben and Claire are running at an average rate of 4 miles per day, they are indeed running at the same rate of speed.
Therefore, the answer is 1.
To determine if Ruben and Claire are running at the same rate of speed, we need to compare their average speeds.
First, let's calculate the average speed of Ruben. He ran 16 miles over a 4-day period, so his average daily distance is 16 miles / 4 days = 4 miles per day.
Next, let's calculate the average speed of Claire. She ran 12 miles over a 3-day period, so her average daily distance is 12 miles / 3 days = 4 miles per day.
Since both Ruben and Claire have the same average daily distance of 4 miles per day, they are indeed running at the same rate of speed.
Therefore, the response is "1" for yes.
To determine if Ruben and Claire are running at the same rate of speed, we can compare the number of miles they run over the same number of days.
First, let's calculate Ruben's running rate:
Ruben runs 16 miles over a 4-day period, so we divide the total distance (16 miles) by the number of days (4): 16 miles / 4 days = 4 miles per day.
Next, we calculate Claire's running rate:
Claire runs 12 miles over a 3-day period, so we divide the total distance (12 miles) by the number of days (3): 12 miles / 3 days = 4 miles per day.
By comparing their running rates, we can see that both Ruben and Claire run at a rate of 4 miles per day.
Since their running rates are the same, we can respond with "1" for yes, indicating that they are running at the same rate of speed.