Question

The Kentucky Derby is a 1¼ mile race. Mandaloun ran it in 1.52 minutes. Hot Rod Charlie ran at a speed of .79 miles per minute. Who won the race?

Answer 1

Answer:

Mandaloun won the race.

Explanation:

First, we will calculate the time taken by the Hot Rod Charlie:

$s = vt\\t = \frac{s}{v}$

where,

t = time taken by Hot Rod Charlie = ?

s = distance covered = 1.25 miles

v = speed of Hot Rod Charlie = 0.79 miles/min

Therefore,

$t = \frac{1.25\ miles}{0.79\ miles/min} \\t = 1.58 min$

Since Hot Rod Charlie took more time (1.58 min) than the Mandaloun (1.52 min).

Therefore Mandaloun won the race.