What is the travel rate in feet per minute if 250 feet are covered in 28 minutes?

• A. 8.93 ft/min
• B. 9.50 ft/min
• C. 7.75 ft/min
• D. 10.0 ft/min

Answer: (A)

Rate is distance traveled per unit of time, so you divide the distance by the time. Here, 250 feet in 28 minutes gives a travel rate of 250 ÷ 28 ft per minute, which equals 125/14 ≈ 8.9286 ft/min. Rounding to two decimals yields 8.93 ft/min. That matches the calculated rate from the given data. If you tried other rates, they would imply different distances in the same 28-minute period (for example, 9.50 ft/min would cover 266 ft, 7.75 ft/min would cover 217 ft, and 10 ft/min would cover 280 ft).