Maura runs 5 miles in 1.25 hours. Ava runs 3 miles in 50 minutes, or 0.8333... an hour. Who runs faster? Use the drop-down menu to show your answer. (please explain your answer)

Maura runs faster.

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1 ) Convert 1.25 hours to minutes = 75 min; this is important!

Step 2) 75 divided by 5; will tell you how much time it took Maura to run per mile. It took Maura 15 minutes to run per mile.

Step 3) 50 divide by 3; will tell you how much time it took Ava to run per mile.

It took Ava 16.6 minutes to run per mile.

In conclusion Maura runs faster.

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