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the official world record for the men's marathon is 2 hours and 3 minutes 59 seconds set by Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia. This berlin, marathon, held in September 2008, was 42.195 kilometers long. Write Gebrselassie's average speed for this marathon in meters per second. round your answer to the nearest tenth

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Explanation:

2 hrs = 7200 seconds

3 min 59 = 239 s

total seconds = 7439 s

42.195 km = 42159 m

42159 m / 7439s = 5.7 m/s

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