SOLUTION: for a horse to run 1 and a half miles in 2min 24 secs how fast is he running

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Question 373399: for a horse to run 1 and a half miles in 2min 24 secs how fast is he running
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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We need to express the answer in miles per hour...
we have miles per minutes and seconds...let's convert to miles per minute and get
2 and 24/60 minutes = 2.4 minutes
%281.5%29%2F%282.4%29+%2A+60%2F1 =
90+%2F+%282.4%29+ miles per hour=
37.5 miles per hour