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Samuel recently ran a marathon. It took him 4.5 hours to run the 26.6 miles required to complete a marathon. Find his average speed in miles per hour. Then convert his speed to feet per second. (Hint: 1 mile = 5,280 feet).(Round your answers to two decimal places

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Samuel recently ran a marathon. It took him 4.5 hours to run the 26.6 miles required to complete a marathon. Find his average speed in miles per hour. Then convert his speed to feet per second. (Hint: 1 mile = 5,280 feet).(Round your answers to two decimal places

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Solution

To find Samuel's average speed in miles per hour, we need to divide the total distance he ran by the time it took him.

Step 1: Calculate average speed in miles per hour Average speed = Total distance / Total time Average speed = 26.6 miles / 4.5 hours Average speed = 5.91 miles/hour (rounded to two decimal places)

Next, we need to convert this speed from miles per hour to feet per second.

Step 2: Convert miles per hour to feet per second 1 mile = 5,280 feet 1 hour = 3,600 seconds

So, 5.91 miles/hour = 5.91 * 5,280 feet / 3,600 seconds = 8.68 feet/second (rounded to two decimal places)

So, Samuel's average speed was 5.91 miles per hour, or 8.68 feet per second.

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