Question

The winner of the cross-country meet ran 6 miles in 2 hour. What is the average speed per minute?

Answer 1

(60 miles / 2 hours)(1 hour / 60 minutes)
= 60(1) miles / 2(60) minutes
= 60 miles / 120 minutes
= 0.5 miles/minute

Answer 2

.05 mi per min. There are 120 min in 2 hours. 6*120=0.05