SOLUTION: if it takes you 45 seconds to run one block, how fast are you running in miles per hour? (recall that 8 city blocks = 1 mile)

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Question 745504: if it takes you 45 seconds to run one block, how fast are you running in miles per hour? (recall that 8 city blocks = 1 mile)
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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45 secs to run 1 block
360 secs to run 8 blocks
Therefore 6 mins to run a mile.
or 60 mins to run 10 miles
10 miles per hour.