A runner runs 8 miles in 92 minutes. What is the runners unit rate?
The runners unit rate is in miles per hour, or miles per minute.92 minutes = 1.53 h8 mi : 1.53 h = 5.22 mi / hour5.22 mi / h : 60 = 0.087 mi/minAnswer: 5.22 mi/h or 0.087 mi/min
For this case, what we must do is calculate the speed of the runner.
We have then that the speed is given by:
\(v =\frac{d}{t}
\)
Where,
d: distance
t: time
Substituting values we have:
\(v = \frac{8}{92}\)
\(V = 0.09 \frac{miles}{minutes}\)
Answer:
the runners unit rate is:
\(V = 0.09 \frac{miles}{minutes}\)