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A triathlete swims a distance of 3 kilometers in 1 hour, then bikes a distance of 50 kilometers in 3 hours, and finally then runs a distance of 12 kilometers in 1 hour.

Part A) What is the Total distance the triathlete cover?
Part B) What is the Total time?

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A.) 65 km
B.) 5 hours
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Answer:

Then the triathlete bikes a distance of 50 kilometers in 3 hours. Finally, the triathlete runs a distance of 12 kilometers in 1 hour. The average speed of the triathlete is the total distance divided by the total time. The triathlete's average speed is 13 kilometers per hour.

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