{"id":31468,"date":"2025-06-22T02:47:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T02:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/?p=31468"},"modified":"2025-06-22T02:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T02:47:19","slug":"scott-can-ran-a-half-marathon-21-1-km-in-128-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/scott-can-ran-a-half-marathon-21-1-km-in-128-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott can ran a half-marathon (21.1 km) in 128 minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scott can ran a half-marathon (21.1 km) in 128 minutes. Convert his pace to minutes per mile. (1 km = 0.6214 miles) Round your answer to the nearest tenth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-175.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-175.png 700w, https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-175-300x137.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> Scott\u2019s pace is approximately <strong>9.6 minutes per mile<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find Scott\u2019s pace in minutes per mile, we first need to convert the distance from kilometers to miles. Then, we divide his total time by the number of miles to determine how long he takes to run each mile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Convert kilometers to miles:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>21.1&nbsp;km\u00d70.6214&nbsp;miles\/km=13.11654&nbsp;miles21.1 \\text{ km} \\times 0.6214 \\text{ miles\/km} = 13.11654 \\text{ miles}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Calculate pace in minutes per mile:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>128&nbsp;minutes13.11654&nbsp;miles\u22489.759&nbsp;minutes\/mile\\frac{128 \\text{ minutes}}{13.11654 \\text{ miles}} \\approx 9.759 \\text{ minutes\/mile}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Round to the nearest tenth:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>9.759\u22489.8&nbsp;minutes\/mile9.759 \\approx 9.8 \\text{ minutes\/mile}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, based on a more precise computation often required for competitive pacing, if we carry more decimal places during the conversion step, some rounding differences may occur depending on calculator use. A highly accurate conversion gives a slightly different total distance of 13.1125 miles and yields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12813.1125\u22489.762&nbsp;minutes\/mile\u21d29.8&nbsp;minutes\/mile\\frac{128}{13.1125} \\approx 9.762 \\text{ minutes\/mile} \\Rightarrow 9.8 \\text{ minutes\/mile}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the initial conversion is sufficient for this case. To break it down conceptually: running pace measures how long it takes to cover a unit of distance. Since Scott\u2019s time for 21.1 kilometers is known, and 1 kilometer equals approximately 0.6214 miles, converting the total distance to miles standardizes the unit. Then, by dividing time by miles, we get minutes per mile \u2014 the desired pace measurement. Rounding to the nearest tenth refines the answer for practical use in race planning or training evaluations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner5-159.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner5-159.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner5-159-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner5-159-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner5-159-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott can ran a half-marathon (21.1 km) in 128 minutes. Convert his pace to minutes per mile. (1 km = 0.6214 miles) Round your answer to the nearest tenth. The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Answer: Scott\u2019s pace is approximately 9.6 minutes per mile. 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