SOLUTION: a jogger covers a distance of 1mile in 40 minitues find the average speed of the jigger in miles per hour

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Question 998170: a jogger covers a distance of 1mile in 40 minitues find the average speed of the jigger in miles per hour
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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If he covers one mile in forty minutes, then in sixty minutes (which is 50% more than forty minutes), he will cover 50% more distance. Thus he covers 1.5 miles per hour...a very slow jog, even slower than walking...