Question

Felipe runs 5 miles in 60 minutes. At that rate, how long will it take Felipe to run 12 miles?

Answer 1

ANSWER

144 minutes

EXPLANATION:

Felipe runs 5 miles in 60 minutes.

We want to know how long it will take him to run 12 miles at that same rate.

To do this we will compare and make the unkown x:

5 miles = 60 minutes

12 miles = x

Now, cross multiply:

x * 5 = 12 * 60

$\begin{gathered} x=\frac{12\cdot\text{ 60}}{5} \\ x\text{ = 144 minutes} \end{gathered}$

It will take Felipe 144 minutes to run 12 miles at that rate.