Question

Stephen kiprotich ,the 2012 marathon winner completed the 26.219 miles in 128 minutes what was his speed in kilometers per minute? what steps should you take to solve this problem?

Answer 1

Find the speed by dividing 26.219 by 128. Convert miles to kilometers by multiplying by the conversion factor, with miles in the denominator and kilometers in the numerator.

Explanation:

Answer 2

.32 kilo per minute

You should first get all of your numbers together(26.219, 128)

Next, divide 26.219 by 128, getting his miles per minute. (.204, rounded to .2)

Finally, convert miles to kilos. Multiply by 1.609344. You should get ~.32kilo per min