Question

Jeremy ran a mile in 5 minutes and 8 seconds. What was the time in minutes as a decimal?

Answer 1

`5.1333` minutes in decimals.

Explanation:

`5` minutes and `8` seconds are equal to `5 8/60` minutes.

`8/60=4/(3xx10)=4/3xx1/10`

or `1.333-:10=0.1333`.

Hence, 5 minutes and 8 seconds is `5.1333` minutes in decimals.