SOLUTION: The Appalachian Trail is a hiking trail that stretches 2158 miles
from Georgia to Maine. The record for completing this hike in the
shortest time is 52 days. The record-setting h
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Question 1103335: The Appalachian Trail is a hiking trail that stretches 2158 miles
from Georgia to Maine. The record for completing this hike in the
shortest time is 52 days. The record-setting hikers averaged 3 miles
per hour. How many hours a day did they average? Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 26-year-old endurance athlete Joe McConaughy Sets New Speed Record for Hiking the Appalachian Trail in Just 45 Days — Posted on 9.13.17
He averaged 48 miles per day for six-and-a-half weeks straight.
old record holder
2158/52=41.5 miles per day whereas the new record holder traveled 48 miles per day
41.5/3=13.8333333333 hours per day
new record holder
2158/45=47.9555555556 miles per day
