a marathon runner runs 26.2 miles in 3.5 hours. one mile is about 1.61 kilometers . what is the runners approximate speed in kilometers per hour

Question

a marathon runner runs 26.2 miles in 3.5 hours. one mile is about 1.61 kilometers . what is the runners approximate speed in kilometers per hour

Answer 1

Maybe we can start by finding out the runners speed in miles per hour. Then we can convert that from miles per hour to kilometers per hour by using the conversion factor (1.61 km = 1 mile).