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Antti entered a 10-kilometer race. His goal is to finish in one hour. He starts off sprinting, and completes the first 2 kilometers of the race at an average speed of 12 kilometers per hour.

To achieve his goal of a one-hour finish time, what average speed must Antti maintain for the last 8 kilometers of the race?

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(12km/1hr) * (1 hr/60 mins) = .2km/min (Hrs cancels out)
(2km) / (.2 km/m) = 10m per 2km
(8km/50m) = .16 km/min
.16km/min * 60min/1hr = 9.6 km/h
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