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The pedestrian runs at 4 km / h. Each step is 62.5 cm long. How many steps will the walk take in 15 minutes?

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Speed\text{ = }(distance)/(time)
\begin{gathered} Speed\text{ =4km/h} \\ Time=15minutes=(15)/(60)=(1)/(4)=0.25hour \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} 4=(Distance)/(0.25) \\ \\ Distance=\text{ 4}*0.25 \\ Distance=\text{ 1km} \end{gathered}

1km is 100, 000cm


(100,000)/(62.5)=1600

The final answer

1,600 steps

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