Ito is training to run a 10 kilometer race in five months. His current pace is 6.25 minutes per kilometer. He wants to constantly increase his speed each month until he is running a 5.5 minute kilometer.

Ito needs to increase his pace by ____ each month.

Complete the equation to represent Ito's speed where x is the number of the training month and y is his speed in kilometers per hour. y = ___ x + ____

1 answer

(6.25-5.50)/5 = 0.15 min/km/mo

now use that to form the equation.