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in the 2020 tokyo olympics katie ledecky won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle event with a time of 492.57 seconds. Define the variable and write an equation which can be solved to find the means speed she swarm.math problem

User Alberto Moriconi
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1.624134640761719

*or*

1.624


To find speed you divide distance by time.

800 meters / 492.57 seconds = 1.624134640761719

You can shorten this and write the answer as 1.624
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