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Michael ran the Boston Marathon running 26.2 miles in 3.75 hours. Approximately how many kilometers per hour did he run? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. (1 mi = 1.609 kilometers)

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Michael ran 26.2 miles in 3.75 hours

To find the distance he ran in kilometres, you have to convert one unit to the other. The rate of conversion has been given as

1 mile = 1.609 kilometres

Therefore, 26.2 miles becomes

Distance in km = 26.2 x 1.609

Distance in km = 42.1558

If the conversion now shows that Michael ran 42.1558 km in 3.75 hours,

then the distance he covered in each hour is calculated as follows;

Distance per hour = Total distance / Total number of hours

Distance per hour = 42.1558/3.75

Distance per hour = 11.2415467

Rounded off to the nearest hundredth, the answer is

Distance per hour = 11.24 km/hr (Approximately)

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