Question

around the school track is 0.25 miles. it takes Mary 5.1 minutes to run two laps around the school track at that pace, how long does it take Mary to run 1 mile.

Answer 1

Answer:

10.2 minutes

Explanation:

We are told that one lap is 0.25 miles and it takes mary 5.1 minutes to run 2 laps.

This means mary runs 0.25 + 0.25 miles in 5.1 minutes

Therefore, time taken for running one mile is

$\frac{5.1}{0.25+0.25}$$=10.2\min$