Given :
The Ironman endurance race has a 2.4 miles swim.
Javier can swim 0.5 miles in 20 minutes.
To Find :
How much time in hours it takes to complete the race.
Solution :
Speed of Javier :
Let, time taken to cover 2.4 miles is t .
So,
Hence, this is the required solution.
Answer:
2.5
Step-by-step explanation:
From the diagram, figure B was enlarged to obtain figure A.
The two figures are therefore similar.
The corresponding sides are in the same proportion. That constant value of the proportion is called scale factor.
It is given by:
Figure B is the image of A
Therefore the scale factor is 2.5