SOLUTION: what is the average speed of an athlete that runs 40 feet in 5 seconds?

SOLUTION: what is the average speed of an athlete that runs 40 feet in 5 seconds?

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Question 153819: what is the average speed of an athlete that runs 40 feet in 5 seconds?
Answer by orca(409) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The average speed is defined as:

So the average speed of the athlete is
40/5 = 8 feet per second

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