Question

The winner of the marathon at the 2004 Olympics in Athens was ________ with a time of 2 hrs 10 mins and 55 secs [2::10:55] The offical distance of the marathon is 42.195 KM. Estimate Baldinis average speed in KM per HR. Explain how you got the estimate.

Answer 1

The time was appr 2 hours and the distance was appr 40 km, for an average of appr 20 km/h

Rate = distance/time