SOLUTION: a man walks at the rate of 88 paces to the minute, if the average length of his pace is 0.875 m, find the time it takes to walk 2.31km.

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Question 1150134: a man walks at the rate of 88 paces to the minute, if the average length of his pace is 0.875 m, find the time it takes to walk 2.31km.
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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a man walks at the rate of 88 paces to the minute, if the average length of his pace is 0.875 m, find the time it takes to walk 2.31km.
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Use arithmetic.

Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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To solve the problem, you need make 2 (two) steps.


STEP 1 

    Compute how far does the man walk in one minute.

    To get it, multiply 88 paces by 0.875 m.


STEP 2 

    To find the time, divide 2.31 km by the distance you get in Step 1.

That's all.