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Ralph ran 24 kilometers in 120 minutes equals what in kph?

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Answer: 12km/h

Explanation:

120 mins 60 mins = 1 hour 120 ÷ 60 = 2 ∴ 120 mins = 2 hours

Ralph ran 24km in 2 hours

2 hours = 24 km

↓ ÷2 ↓÷2

1 hour = 12km

"km/h" just means how many kilometers can be covered in an hour, so since he did 24km in 2 hours, we divide this by 2 to get the distance he covered in 1 hour.

Therefore, his speed was 12 km/h

Hope this helps!

User EvilOrange
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Hello!

24km/120min

= 24km/2h

= 12km/h

User Ornela
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