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a sprinter runs 400 meters in 54 seconds.What is the runners average running rate in meters per second?Round to the nearest tenth

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You want to find meters per second.
So meters goes over seconds

400 meters/54 seconds
Now pull out the calculator.
You should get ≈
7.4 (m)/(s), or 7.4 meters per second
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