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Question 467560: Hello, I have a question I would like your help with. A person is running one mile. They alternate 3 minutes of walking at 16.40 minutes per mile and jogging for 1 minute at 13.50 minutes per mile. What is the average speed they complete the mile in? I greatly appreciate your help with this. Thank you! Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A person is running one mile.
They alternate 3 minutes of walking at 16.40 minutes per mile and jogging for 1 minute at 13.50 minutes per mile.
What is the average speed they complete the mile in?
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Find the dist walked in 3 min: = .183 miles walked
Find the dist jogged in 1 min: = .074 miles jogged
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Dist traveled after walking 4 times: 4*.183 = .732 mi, 12 min walking
Dist traveled after jogging 3 times: 3*.074 = .222 mi, 3 min jogging
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Total distance traveled after 15 minutes: .954 mi, 1 - .954 = .046 mi remain
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Find the time to jog the last .046 mi * 1 = .62 min
Total time to cover one mile: 15.62 min which is = .26 hrs
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Find the average speed for the mile in mph: = 3.846 mph
