SOLUTION: A jogger runs around a circular track with a diameter of 300 meters in 13 minutes. What was the jogger's average speed in meters/second?

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Question 621289: A jogger runs around a circular track with a diameter of 300 meters in 13 minutes. What was the jogger's average speed in meters/second?
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The circumference ( distance around ) = +2%2Api%2Ar+=+300%2Api+
+300%2Api+=+942.3+ m
+942.3+%2F+13+=+72.5+ m/min
+72.5%2A%28+1%2F60+%29+=+1.21+ m/sec