A ciruclor running track is one fouth mile long. Xander runs on this tracks completing each lap in one twentieth of an hour. what is xander's running speed? include the unit of this measure
To find Xander's running speed, we need to divide the distance he covers in one lap by the time it takes him to complete it.
The distance of one lap on the circular track is one fourth of a mile.
The time it takes Xander to complete one lap is one twentieth of an hour.
To find the speed, we divide the distance by the time:
Speed = Distance / Time
Speed = 1/4 mile / 1/20 hour
To divide fractions, we invert the second fraction and multiply:
Speed = (1/4 mile) * (20/1 hour)
Speed = 20/4 mile per hour
Reducing the fraction, we get:
Speed = 5 miles per hour.
Therefore, Xander's running speed is 5 miles per hour.