Destiny and Justin each biked at a steady pace. Destiny biked 1 km in 2 minutes, and Justin biked 2 km in 8 minutes.

Next, determine how far Destiny can ride if she bikes for 4 minutes.

Destiny's bike rideTime in minutes, xDistance in km, 

1 answer

To find out how far Destiny can ride in 4 minutes, we first need to determine her biking speed.

We know that:

  • Destiny bikes 1 km in 2 minutes.

To find her speed in km per minute:

\[ \text{Speed} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} = \frac{1 \text{ km}}{2 \text{ minutes}} = 0.5 \text{ km/minute} \]

Now, we can use this speed to determine how far she can ride in 4 minutes:

\[ \text{Distance} = \text{Speed} \times \text{Time} = 0.5 \text{ km/minute} \times 4 \text{ minutes} = 2 \text{ km} \]

So, Destiny can ride 2 km in 4 minutes.