A runner moving at 4.32 meters per second is running approximately 9.66 miles per hour, which places them among the faster 60 percent of runners compared to those running at 7.5 mph or less.
To convert a runner's speed from meters per second to miles per hour, we use the following conversion factors: there are 1609.34 meters in a mile, and there are 3600 seconds in an hour. First, you multiply the speed in meters per second by the number of seconds in an hour to get the speed in meters per hour. Then, you divide this number by the number of meters in a mile to get the speed in miles per hour:
Speed in mph = (Speed in m/s) × (3600 s/hr) / (1609.34 m/mi)
For the runner speed of 4.32 meters per second, the calculation would be:
Speed in mph = 4.32 × 3600 / 1609.34 ≈ 9.66 miles per hour
So, the runner is moving at approximately 9.66 miles per hour. Compared to the information provided where 40 percent of runners ran at speeds of 7.5 miles per hour or slower and 60 percent at speeds of 7.5 miles per hour or faster, this runner would be among the faster 60 percent.