jack and jill are marathon runners . jack can finish a marathon ( 42 km ) in 6 hours and jill can run a marathon in 4.2 hours . what is the ratio of their average running speed ? ( jack : jill )
"average speed of jack = distance / time = 42 / 6 = 7 average speed of jill = 42 / ( 4.2 ) = 10 ratio of average speed of jack to jill = 7 / 10 answer a"
divide(divide(42, 6), divide(42, 4.2))