Question

Ms. Harris and Ms. Hurst went for a run after work one day. Ms. Harrisruns at a rate of 12 minutes per mile. Ms. Hurst runs at a rate of 10minutes per mile. If they ran for 60 minutes. How many miles did Ms.Hurst complete? *

Answer 1

For Ms Hurst:

Distance covered by her = Speed * time taken by her

Given:

Speed of Ms Hurst = 10miles/min

Time taken = 60 mins (since they both ran for 60minutes)

Substitute into the formula

Distance covered by Ms Hurst = 10mil/min * 60min

Distance covered by Ms Hurst = 600 miles

Hence Ms Hurst completed 600 miles