Question

Jasmine ran 5 miles in 42.5 minutes. Caroline ran 3 miles in 26.4 minutes. Who ran at a faster pace?

Answer 1

Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

For this problem, let us find the respective speeds of Jasmine and Caroline and compare the two. All we have to do is divide #minutes by #miles to find the time spent per one mile.

Jasmine:

$\frac{42.5}{5} =$

$8.5$ minutes per mile

Caroline:

$\frac{26.4}{3} =$

$8.8$ minutes per mile

Since Caroline takes longer to run a mile than Jasmine, We now know that Jasmine ran at a faster pace:

$8.8-8.5=0.3$

B. Jasmine ran at a faster pace because she ran 0.3 minutes faster per mile.

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