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A circular running track is 1/4 mile long. Elena runs on this track, completing each lap in 1/20 of an hour.


How many minutes does it take Elena to run one mile?

How many miles does Elena run in one hour?

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Elena's running speed is 5 miles/hour

Explanation:

The speed is defined as the covered distance per unit time

In the problem, we have:

The distance covered is the length (circumference) of the circular track which is given as \frac{1}{4}

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of a mile.

We are also given that she completes each lap (she completes \frac{1}{4}

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of a mile) in \frac{1}{20}

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of an hour

To get her speed, we will divide the distance covered by the time taken to cover this distance

This is done as follows:

speed = \frac{\frac{1}{4} }{\frac{1}{20} } = 5

20

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=5 miles/hour

This means that:

Elena can run 5 miles each hour

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