Two runners are competing in a race. One runner averages a pace of 7 minutes per mile and finishes the race in
28 minutes. The second runner finishes the race in 30 minutes. Which of the following is the pace of the second
runner?
28/7 = 4 miles run.
30/4 = ?
To find the pace of the second runner, we divide the time taken to complete the race by the distance covered. Since we're given the time in minutes and the distance in miles, we can divide the time by the distance to get the pace in minutes per mile.
For the first runner, we're given that the average pace is 7 minutes per mile and the total time is 28 minutes. Therefore, 28 minutes divided by the pace of 7 minutes per mile gives us the distance covered by the first runner, which is 4 miles.
Now, let's calculate the pace of the second runner. We're given that the second runner finishes the race in 30 minutes. Since we know the distance is 4 miles (as calculated for the first runner), we can divide 30 minutes by 4 miles to find the pace of the second runner.
30 minutes divided by 4 miles is equal to 7.5 minutes per mile. Therefore, the pace of the second runner is 7.5 minutes per mile.