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Question 1116327: a bullet train travels at a speed of 365 km/h.in august 2002 singapore 's national record for thr men's 100 m sprint was set at 10.37 seconds.how many times is a bullet train as fast as the fastest singaporean sprinter?
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a bullet train travels at a speed of 365 km/h.in
august 2002 singapore 's national record for thr men's 100 m sprint was set at 10.37 seconds.
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Change the train speed to meters/hr: 365000 m/hr
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Find the sprinter's speed in m/hr
3600 * 100%2F10.37 = 34715.5 m/hr
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how many times is a bullet train as fast as the fastest sprinter
365000%2F34715.5 = 10.5 times as fast