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The world record for the women's 3,000-m steeplechase is 9 min 1.59 s. Find the runner's speed in meters per second. Round answer to the nearest hundredths.

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9 minutes = 540 seconds
9 minutes 1.59 seconds = 541.59 seconds
velocity = distance / time
velocity = 3,000 / 541.59
velocity = 5.5392455548 meters per second
velocity = 5.54 meters per second (rounded)





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