document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=979928>Question 979928</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triathlon includes a .5 km swim, 40 km bike, and a 10 km run. Mr. B completed the swim in 25 minutes and 10 seconds, and the bike ride in 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 50 seconds. If he wants to equal the triathlon record of 2 hours and 46 minutes, how fast must Mr. B run in meters per second? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Mr. B completed the swim in 25 minutes and 10 seconds,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " and the bike ride in 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 50 seconds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If he wants to equal the triathlon record of 2 hours and 46 minutes, how fast must Mr. B run in meters per second?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the total for the first two events<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0h 25' 10\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1h 30' 50\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1h 55' 60\" which is 1h 56 min<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the time allotted to the run<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2h 46\" > 1h 106\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1h 56\" > 1h  56\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50 min for the run<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"how fast must Mr. B run in meters per second?\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 * 60 = 3000 seconds, and 10*1000 = 10000 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed = dist/time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 10000/3000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 3<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > meters/sec  </SPAN>\n" );
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