A horseback rider travels 2 miles in 10 minutes at this speed how long does it take to travel 5 miles

Mathematics · High School · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Given :

Distance = 2 miles

Time = 10 minutes 

Speed = ?

Speed = distance/time

= 2/10

= 1/5 miles per minute 

Now, we have to calculate time when distance is 5 miles.

So, Time = 5 × 5 minute

= 25 minutes 

 

So, it will take horseback rider 25 minutes to travel 5 miles.