Polly circled the one-quarter mile track 12 times in 0.5 hours at a speed of 12/0.5=24 circuits of the track per hour.
24/4 = <<24/4=6>>6 miles per hour
Gerald traveled at a speed half of what Polly traveled for an average speed of 6/2=<<6/2=3>>3 miles per hour.
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