Solve this multi step problem. A runner compleats 1/4 of a 5 mile race every 8 minutes. At the same pace , how far can the runner go in 16 minutes?

Answer 1

First, we need to find the distance the runner covers in 1 minute.

Since the runner completes 1/4 of a 5-mile race every 8 minutes, it means the runner completes 1 mile every 8 minutes.

So, the runner covers 1 mile in 8 minutes.
Therefore, the runner covers 1/8 mile in 1 minute.

Now we can find the distance the runner can go in 16 minutes.

In 16 minutes, the runner covers 1/8 mile per minute.
So, in 16 minutes, the runner covers 1/8 mile/minute * 16 minutes = 2 miles.

Therefore, the runner can go 2 miles in 16 minutes.