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The horse racing record for a 1.50 mi track is shared by two horses. Fiddle isle, who ran the race in 143 s on march 21, 1970, and john henry, who ran the same distance in an equal time on march 16, 1980. What were the horses' average speeds in:
a.Mi/s

Respuesta :

calculista

we know that

the average speed is equal to

[tex]average\ speed =\frac{distance}{time}[/tex]

in this problem we have

[tex]distance=1.50\ miles\\ time=143\ seconds[/tex]

substitute the values in the formula

[tex]average\ speed =\frac{1.5}{143}[/tex]

[tex]average\ speed =0.01\frac{miles}{seconds}[/tex]