You finish a two-mile walking race in 36.5 minutes. Write an inequality for the average speed of the walkers who finished after you did. (Average Speed = Distance/Time).

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Your average speed was (2/36.5)x60 = 3.28 miles per hour.

The speed of walkers who finished after you was less.

Write that as an inequality.

V(of later finishers) < ____ mph