Half a mile on foot would take about how long?

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Half a mile on foot would take about how long?

The concept being tested is estimating time from distance using a typical walking pace. A common walking speed is about 3 miles per hour. If you walk half a mile at that pace, time = distance ÷ speed = 0.5 miles ÷ 3 mph = 1/6 hour, which equals about 10 minutes. So the best choice is about ten minutes' walk. The other options don’t fit because they refer to weight, the metric system, or exchanging information about jobs, none of which relate to how long a half-mile walk would take. For quick mental checks, you can remember that at roughly 3 mph, half a mile is about ten minutes; at 4 mph it’s closer to 7–8 minutes, and at 2 mph it’s about 15 minutes.

The concept being tested is estimating time from distance using a typical walking pace. A common walking speed is about 3 miles per hour. If you walk half a mile at that pace, time = distance ÷ speed = 0.5 miles ÷ 3 mph = 1/6 hour, which equals about 10 minutes. So the best choice is about ten minutes' walk.

The other options don’t fit because they refer to weight, the metric system, or exchanging information about jobs, none of which relate to how long a half-mile walk would take. For quick mental checks, you can remember that at roughly 3 mph, half a mile is about ten minutes; at 4 mph it’s closer to 7–8 minutes, and at 2 mph it’s about 15 minutes.

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