MATH FOR SENIORS & ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS

A JOGGER WANTED TO KNOW HOW FAST THEY WERE JOGGING

THE FORMULA FOR DISTANCE IS:   (Speed = Distance ÷ Time)

The Jogger jogged 1.5 miles in 17minutes: What was the Joggers speed?

THIS IS NOT as easy as it looks to figure out the joggers speed in mph(km).

STEP 1:   We find the facts:   Jogged 1.5 Miles( 2.4km) & Jogged for 17minutes

Find the total distance:   1.5 miles = 5280 x 1.5 = 7920 feet(2414.0m)

We divide:   7920 ÷ 17 = 465.9feet(142m)

We multiply:   465.9 x 60 = 27953 for mph/km per hour.

We divide:   27952 ÷ 5280 = 5.29mph(8.51km) Jogging Speed

NOTE:   It is important to convert MATH calculations to the correct values. Feet are not yards, meters are not micrometers and so on.

A SENIOR ASKED, "How far is the Senior center from here?

Q. How many feet are in a half mile?

A. One mile is 5,280 feet
     Half a mile: (5,280÷2 = 2,640 feet) -or- (1.6km ÷ 2)

Metric & Imperial (a.k.a. feet & inches) measurements are often rounded to an "about" number.