Question

Stephen kiprotich, the 2012 olympic 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

Answer: 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: period

Answer 2

To begin, we can divide the number of miles by the number of minutes: 26.219/128 = 0.205 miles per minute. Next, we can use the proper conversion factor to give the number of kilometers per minute. Since 1 mile = 1.609 km, we can divide 0.205/1.609 to result in 0.127 kilometers per minute.