Question

Ruth is training for a half-marathon. On Saturday, she ran 3 miles in 34.5 minutes. On Sunday, she ran 2.5 miles in 28 minutes. How much faster, in minutes per mile, was her pace on Sunday than on Saturday?

Write your answer as a decimal or a whole number.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

on Saturday time taken to run 1 mile=34.5/3=11.5 min

on Sunday time taken to run 1 mile=28/2.5=280/25=56/5=11.2 min

difference in time taken=11.5-11.2=0.3

he was faster on Sunday by 0.3 min/mi