Question

javy decides to walk from school to the park to play ball. the park is only 0.5 miles from the school. he leaves school at 3:15 and arrives at the park at 3:25. at what rate is javy traveling? a 1 mile/15 minutes b 1 mile/10 minutes c 1 mile/20 minutes d 1 mile/30 minutes

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate time taken

He leaves at 3:15 and arrives at 3:25, so the time taken $t = 3:25 - 3:15=10$ minutes.

Step2: Calculate speed for 0.5 - mile distance

The distance $d = 0.5$ miles. Speed $s=\frac{d}{t}$. For 0.5 miles in 10 minutes, for 1 - mile (doubling the distance), the time taken would be 20 minutes.

Answer:

C. 1 mile/20 minutes