SOLUTION: How long would it take a runner to complete a 10km race if a pace of 6.5 min/mile were maintained?

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Question 95325: How long would it take a runner to complete a 10km race if a pace of 6.5 min/mile were maintained?
Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

1 mile = 1.609344km
So the pace would be %286+min%29%2F%281.609344km%29 simplifying, we get:
Pace is 3.728min%2Fkm+ multiply numerator and denominator by 10
Now the pace would be:
37.28min%2F10km
37.28min------------------ans
Hope this helps---ptaylor