SOLUTION: Fawn ran a 5-kilometer race in 56 minutes. To the nearest hundredth, what was her speed in meters per second?

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Question 805458: Fawn ran a 5-kilometer race in 56 minutes. To the nearest hundredth, what was her speed in meters per second?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Fawn ran a 5-kilometer race in 56 minutes. To the nearest hundredth, what was her speed in meters per second?
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(5 km/56 min)*(1000 meters/1 km)(1 min/60 sec)
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= (5*1000*1)/(56*1*60)(meter/sec)
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= 1.49 meters/sec
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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