SOLUTION: If a runner can average 3.7 mph, can he complete a 85 mile supermarathon in less than 24 h? What would his time be in hours?

Question 1016935: If a runner can average 3.7 mph, can he complete a 85 mile supermarathon in less than 24 h? What would his time be in hours?
Found 3 solutions by macston, FrankM, MathTherapy:
Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
(85 mi)/(3.7 mph)=22.97 hours
.
ANSWER: He will complete the race in 22.97 hours.
.

Answer by FrankM(1040)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We want to go from 85 miles to time, in hours. It looks like this -

the key thing is to plug in the right numbers -

miles need to cancel, so even though we say 3.7miles per hour, in this equation, we need 1hr/3.7 miles.
Answer by MathTherapy(10557)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a runner can average 3.7 mph, can he complete a 85 mile supermarathon in less than 24 h? What would his time be in hours?

------>
Calculate T: the time, and compare to 24 hours
RELATED QUESTIONS
If a runner can average 3.7 mph, can he complete a 85 mile supermarathon in less than 24... (answered by Cromlix)
A fast runner can run a mile in 4 minutes. What is his speed in miles per... (answered by ikleyn)
A tourist can bicycle 33 miles in the same time as he can walk 12 miles. If he can ride 7 (answered by John10,swincher4391)
A trucker calculates that if he increased his average speed by 90 km/h, he could travel (answered by josgarithmetic)
If Greg and Nico do a 200-piece together, they can on the average complete it in 3/8... (answered by josmiceli)
eric plans to compete in a triathlon. he can average 2 miles per hour in the 1/4-mile... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
I need help with this question Jim made a 350 mile trip in his car at a certain speed. (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
A tourist can bicycle 32 Miles in the same time as he can walk 6 miles. If he can ride 13 (answered by ikleyn)
jake is on a 24-mile bike trip. He wants to average 10 miles per hour. He is halfway to... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)