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PHYSICS
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Question
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How far can a person run in 15 minutes if he or she runs at an average speed of 16 km/hr (in miles per hour)? (NOTE = 1 mile =1, 609 m)
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16 miles
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10 miles
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4 miles/hr
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2.5 miles
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -(16 km/hr)*(0.25 hr) = 4 km, since 15 minutes = 0.25 hour. (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Detailed explanation-2: -If we take a number in the middle for typical 100m sprint times-say 15 seconds-we can make a generalization that the average human sprinting speed is roughly 24 km/hr or 14.2 mph.
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