Rubio decides he is going to work to his friends house, which is 1 mile from his house. He can walk at a pace of 2-3 in 16 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take him to get to his friends house?

Answer 1

To find out how long it will take Rubio to get to his friend's house, we need to determine his walking speed.

Rubio can walk at a pace of 2-3 mph (miles per hour).

To convert this speed into minutes per mile, we need to calculate how many minutes it takes for Rubio to walk one mile.

First, we calculate the time it takes at his slowest pace (2 mph):
1 mile ÷ 2 mph = 0.5 hours

Next, we convert 0.5 hours to minutes:
0.5 hours × 60 minutes/hour = 30 minutes

So, at a pace of 2 mph, Rubio takes 30 minutes to walk one mile.

Now, we calculate the time it takes at his fastest pace (3 mph):
1 mile ÷ 3 mph ≈ 0.33 hours

Converting to minutes:
0.33 hours x 60 minutes/hour ≈ 19.8 minutes

So, at a pace of 3 mph, Rubio takes approximately 19.8 minutes (or, rounded to the nearest whole number, 20 minutes) to walk one mile.

Given that Rubio's friend's house is 1 mile away, it will take him between 30 minutes (at a pace of 2 mph) and 20 minutes (at a pace of 3 mph) to get to his friend's house.