A marathon runner ran 26.2 miles in 2 h 30 min. Find these rates:

a. miles per hour
b. miles per minute
c. minutes per mile

2 answers

(a) miles per hour
26.2 / 2.5 = ?

(b) miles per minute: first convert 2.5 hours to minutes.
2.5 * 60 = 150 min
26.2 / 150 = ?

(c) minutes per mile: just get the reciprocal of your answer in (b)
a) 7.49 miles
b) 0.12 miles per minute