To enter yourself into a running competition you must submit rates in feet per second. You timed yourself running 2 miles in 16.5 minutes. You ask your friend Susan for help. Her work and answer are given below. Is Susan correct?
To enter yourself into a running competition you must submit rates in feet per second. You timed yourself running 2 miles in 16.5 minutes. You ask your friend Susan for help. Her work and answer are given below. Is Susan correct?
A. Susan is correct
B. Susan is incorrect because the fraction 1/60 should be 60/1. Seconds should be in the numerator.
C. Susan in incorrect because she used multiplication instead of division.
D. Susan is incorrect. She converted the minutes to seconds but not miles into feet.