Question

A world-class marathon runner can finish 26.2 miles in 2 hours. What is the rate of speed for the runner?

Answer 1

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QUESTION:- A world-class marathon runner can finish 26.2 miles in 2 hours. What is the rate of speed for the runner?

ANSWER;- As according to question the runner can finish 26.2 miles in 2 hours so to find his/her rate of speed we will find his/her traveled distance in one hour .

So his/her rate of speed :- 26.2/2 = 13.1 miles per hour.

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Answer 2

That runner would be moving at exactly 13.1 miles per hour.

Explanation:

In order to find that, you take the number of miles and divide it by the number of hours. This will give you the unit rate.

26.2 miles/2 hours = 13.1 mph