Question

Whitley has run 16 miles. His slowest running time for a mile was 9 minutes and 14 seconds. His fastest running time for a mile was 7
minutes and 58 seconds. What is a reasonable estimate for how much time Whitley has spent running these 16 miles?

Answer 1

Answer:

275 minutes 12 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that :

slowest running time per mile = 9 minutes and 14 seconds

fastest running time per mile = 7

minutes and 58 seconds.

To estimate the time taken to run 16 miles ;

Obtain the Average of the two run times :

(9 minute 14 seconds) + (7 minutes 58 seconds) = 17 minutes 12 second

Hence it takes an average of 17 minutes 12 seconds per mile

Time taken to run 16 miles :

((17 * 60) + 12) * 16 = 16512 seconds

16512 / 60 = 275 minutes 12 seconds