An athlete runs 5 miles in 25 minutes and then changes their pace to run the next 3 miles in 15 minutes. Overall, what is the average time in minutes it takes the athlete to run 1 mile?
A. 7 minutes
B. 5 minutes
C. 6.5 minutes
D. 8.5 minutes
to find the average time the athlete runs in 1 mile, find total time divided by total distance covered in the two runs.
Total distance=5+3=8 miles
Total time=25+15=40 minutes
We now know that the athlete runs 8 miles in 40 minutes, so the time the athlete will run in 1 mile will be:
In 5 minutes, the athlete runs 1 mile.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is B.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Math
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Q #1: Three friends are sharing a burger. One friend eats a quarter of the burger. The other two friends equally divide the rest among themselves. What portion of the burger did each of the other two friends receive?
A. 1/6
B. 1/4
C. 3/4
D. 3/8
Answer Explanation
: we are needed to find the portion of burger the two other friends share between themselves. A whole burger is 1, and we know that,
One friend=1/4 of 1=1/4*1=1/4
Remaining amount=1-1/4=4/4-1/4=3/4
Thus, ¾ of burger is left for two friends to share among themselves. Then, each friend will get
So, the other two friends will each get 3/8 of the burger.
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Q #2: An athlete runs 5 miles in 25 minutes and then changes their pace to run the next 3 miles in 15 minutes. Overall, what is the average time in minutes it takes the athlete to run 1 mile?
A. 7 minutes
B. 5 minutes
C. 6.5 minutes
D. 8.5 minutes
Answer Explanation
to find the average time the athlete runs in 1 mile, find total time divided by total distance covered in the two runs.
Total distance=5+3=8 miles
Total time=25+15=40 minutes
We now know that the athlete runs 8 miles in 40 minutes, so the time the athlete will run in 1 mile will be:
In 5 minutes, the athlete runs 1 mile.
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Q #3: A large pizza has a diameter of 9 inches. Which of the following is the area of the pizza in terms of pi ()?
A. 11.25 πin2
B. 29.57 πin2
C. 18.35 πin2
D. 20.25 πin2
Answer Explanation
We need to find the radius in order to find the area of the pizza.
Radius of pizza
The area of the pizza
But r=4.5
Thus, the area of the pizza is 20.25
in2.NOTE:
is used as is since values of pi may vary e.g. 3.14, 3.142, 22/7. Hence we use pi symbol to generalize.
