SOLUTION: If a man ran 1/5 of mile in 12 minutes ,what is his speed in miles per hour?

Question 612679: If a man ran 1/5 of mile in 12 minutes ,what is his speed in miles per hour?

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Alan3354:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a man ran 1/5 of mile in 12 minutes ,what is his speed in miles per hour?
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[(1/5)/12](miles/minute)(60 min/1 hr)
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= (1/5)*1*60)/(12*1*1)(miles/hr.
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= 12/12 miles hr
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= 1 mph
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cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a man ran 1/5 of mile in 12 minutes ,what is his speed in miles per hour?
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12 mins = 12/60 hour = 1/5 hour
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d = r*t
r = d/t = (1/5)/(1/5)
r = 1 mi/hr
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I wouldn't call that running.
Slow crawling, maybe.
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