To qualify to run in the 2005 boston marathon, a distance of 26.2 miles, an 18-year-old woman had to have completed another marathon in 3 hours and 40 minutes or less. to qualify, what must a woman's average speed have been in miles per hour?

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Ryan Ashley

Physics

29 September, 09:05

To qualify to run in the 2005 boston marathon, a distance of 26.2 miles, an 18-year-old woman had to have completed another marathon in 3 hours and 40 minutes or less. to qualify, what must a woman's average speed have been in miles per hour?

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Angel Henderson · Answer 1

3 hours and 40 minutes is equivalent to 3.667 hours. If a woman must have run another marathon (of 26.2 miles) within that time, then her minimum average speed in mph can be calculated by dividing the distance by time:

26.2 miles / 3.667 hours = 7.145 miles per hour