Question

A runner is 7/8 mile from the finish line. If she can travel 3/8 mile per minute, how long will it take her to finish the race?

Answer 1

Time = distance / speed
time = (7/8) / (3/8)
        = 7/8 * 8/3
        = 7/3 or 2 1/3 minutes or 2 minutes and 20 seconds

Answer 2

Answer:

7/3 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

If the runner is 7/8 miles from the finish line, if she can travel 3/8 mile per minute, we can determine the time by taking the inverse of the speed multiplied by the distance left:

$=(8/3)\cdot{7/8}$

$=7/3$

The runner takes 7/3 minutes to finish the race.