Students are given 3 minutes to complete each multiple-choice question on a test and 8 minutes for each free response question. There are 15 questions on the test and the students have been given 56 minutes to complete it.
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{ Test Time } \\ \hline & \begin{tabular}{c} Number of \\ Questions \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Time per Item \\ (minutes) \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Total Time \\(m inutes) \end{tabular} \\ \hline Multiple Choice & m & 3 & 3 m \\ \hline Free Response & $15- m$ & 8 & $x$ \\ \hline Total & 15 & & 55 \\ \hline \end{tabular}
Which value could replace [tex]$x$[/tex] in the table?
A. [tex]$7-m$[/tex]
B. [tex]$23-m$[/tex]
C. [tex]$8(15-m)$[/tex]
D. [tex]$8(15)-m$[/tex]
Answer (3)
It would take 25 min
It would take that horse a little over 20 minutes.
A horse takes 22.5 minutes to run 6 miles at a speed of 16 miles per hour. This is calculated using the formula for time, which is distance divided by speed. The time in hours was converted to minutes for a clearer understanding.
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