The record time for running the Boston Marathon is 2.12 hours at an average speed of 12.5 miles per hour. What distance does the Boston Marathon approximately cover? miles

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Jan De Dobbeleer · Answer 1 · 2020-01-20T02:04:03+0000

Answer:

26.5
$\ miles$

Explanation:

Given: Times for running Boston Marathon=
$2.12\ h$

Speed=
$12.5 \ mph$

Now, finding the distance covered in Boston Marathon.

Distance covered=
Speed * times

Distance covered =
$12.5 * 2.12 = 26.5 \ miles$

∴ Distance covered in the Boston Marathon is 26.5
$\ miles$