if you were running 10 mph for 5 min how far would you goSol

if you were running 10 mph for 5 min, how far would you go?

Solution

5 minutes is 1/12 of an hour. At 10 miles per hour, you would go 10 miles in one hour. Therefore you would go 10 X 1/12 miles in 1/12 hour or 5 minutes. Simplification left as an exercise for the student.