Question

Emma is training for a 10-kilometer race. She wants to beat her last 10-kilometer time, which was 1 hour 10 minutes. Emma has already run for 55 minutes. Which inequality can be used to find how much longer she can run and still beat her previous time? (1 hr = 60 min)

Answer 1

let x be how much longer she can run the race and still beat her previous time

55(min) + x(min) < 1(hr) + 10(min)

55(min) + x(min) < 60(min) + 10(min)

55 + x < 60 + 10

x < 60 + 10 - 55

x < 15(min)