An athlete runs 4 miles in 28 minutes and then changes their pace to run the next 4 miles in 32 minutes. Overall, what is the average time in minutes it takes the athlete to run 1 mile?
A. 7 minutes
B. 8 minutes
C. 7.5 minutes
D. 8.5 minutes
to find the average time the athlete runs in 1 mile, find total time divided by total distance covered.
Total distance=4+4=8 miles
Total time=28+32 =60 minutes
From the above, the athlete runs 8 miles in 60 minutes, so the athlete will take how minutes to cover 1 mile.
So, the athlete covers 1 mile in 7.5 minutes.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is C.