SOLUTION: jessica ran a marathon. it took her 3 hours and 2 minutes to run 26 miles. if she ran at the same rate for the whole race how many minutes did it take for her to run each mile?

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: jessica ran a marathon. it took her 3 hours and 2 minutes to run 26 miles. if she ran at the same rate for the whole race how many minutes did it take for her to run each mile? This question is from textbook

Answer by checkley77(12844)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3 hours & 2 minutes=3.03333 hours.
26/3.0333=7.8 mph. OR 7.8/60=.13 mpm. answer.

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