SOLUTION: If a jogger runs at an average speed of 5.9 miles per hour how many kilometers does he run in 98 minutes? If possible please show this step by step.

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Question 335298: If a jogger runs at an average speed of 5.9 miles per hour how many kilometers does he run in 98 minutes? If possible please show this step by step.
Answer by jrfrunner(365) About Me  (Show Source):
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you want to go from 98 minutes at 5.9 miles/hour to kilometers
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identity 1: 5.9 miles in one hour
identity 2: 1 hour equals 60 minutes
identity 3: 1 mile equals 1.61 kilometer
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multiply identities such that units cancel out leaving you with kilometers
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(98 minutes) *(5.9 miles/hour)*(1hour/60 minutes)*(1.61 km/1mile)
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