SOLUTION: i cannot convert this into a unit rate 100 meters ran in 12 seconds thank you for your time

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Question 107179: i cannot convert this into a unit rate 100 meters ran in 12 seconds thank you for your time
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, checkley75:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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100 meters ran in 12 seconds
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What conversion to you want to make?
Cheers,
Stan H.
8 and1/3 meters per second

Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
100 meters in 12 seconds=(100/12)60 the 60 is the number of seconds in a minute.
6,000/12=500 meters per minute.
(6,000/12)*60 this 60 is for the minutes in an hour.
360,000/12=30,000 meters per hour.