Jessie ran 4 miles in 1 hour. How long did it take Jessie to run one mile.

Mathematics · Middle School · Mon Jan 18 2021

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Given the statement:

Jessie ran 4 miles in 1 hour. 

Determine how long did it take Jessie to run one mile.

Solution:

In order to determine time it would take to run one mile, we simply needed to divide 60 minutes by 4.

= 60 minutes/4 miles

= 15 minutes per mile

Final answer:

It will take 15 minutes to run 1 mile.