Question

Acceleration/speed problem:
A marathon runner covers 26 miles of ground in 248 minutes.What is the runners average speed in miles/hour?

Answer 1

Convert minutes into hours.
248 minutes * (1/60 hour / 1 minute) = 4.13 hours

Divide the distance by the time duration.
26 miles / 4.13 hours = 6.3 miles / hour

Answer 2

how did you get 60 hours

Answer 3

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Answer 4

It's (1/60) hours

What that statement is saying, is that 1 minute is equal to (1/60) of an hour.

It allows you to convert units. This is known as "dimensional analysis".

Answer 5

oh okay thx