SOLUTION: If you are walking 2 minutes and 30 seconds every 130 meters. how long would it take you to walk across country (2,600 miles)?

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Question 799993: If you are walking 2 minutes and 30 seconds every 130 meters. how long would it take you to walk across country (2,600 miles)?
Answer by waynest(281) About Me  (Show Source):
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convert miles to meters
1 mile = 1609.344 meters
2600 * 1609.344 = 4184294.4 meters
divide by 130
4184294.4/130 = 32186.88
times by 2.5 (30/60 = 1/2 or 0.5)
32186.88 * 2.5 = 80467.2 minutes