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Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt 100 m sprint gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics Iran the hundred meter race and 9.63 seconds there are about 3.28 feet in a meter and 5280 feet in a mile what was used on Ballz average speed for the hundred meter race in miles per hour

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Answer: 23.2 miles per hour

Explanation:

He ran 100 meters in 9.63 seconds.

First convert the number of meters he ran to miles:

= 100 * 3.28

= 328 feet

= 328/5,280

= 0.062121212 miles

Convert the seconds to hours:

= 9.63 / 60

= ‭0.1605‬ minutes

= ‭0.1605‬/60

= ‭0.002675‬ hours

Speed in miles per hour is:

= 0.062121212 / ‭0.002675

= 23.22

= 23.2 miles per hour

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