Question 1029029
1/2 = .5 miles
8 and 1/2 = 8.5 minutes


1 and 1/2 = 3/2 = 1.5 miles


assuming the rate is the same, then .5/8.5 = 1.5/x


cross multiply to getr .5*x = 1.5*8.5 = 12.75.


divide both sides of this equation by .5 to get x = 25.5 minutes.


that's less than half an hour.


the answer is yes.


you can also use the rate * time = distance formula.


rate * 8.5 minutes = .5 miles.


solve for rate to get rate = .5 / 8.5 = 1/17 miles per minute.


at the same rate, for a distance of 1.5 miles, the equation of rate * time = distance becomes:


1/17 * time = 1.5 miles.


solve for time to get time = 1.5 / (1/17) = 1.5 * 17 = 25.5 minutes.


25.5 minutes is less than a half an hour because a half an hour is equal to 30 minutes.