A sprinter runs 400 meters in 54 seconds.What is the runners average running rate in meters per second?Round to the nearest tenth

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asked Mar 28, 2019 81.1k views

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Alex Dowining · Answer 1 · 2019-04-03T08:09:57+0000

You want to find meters per second.
So meters goes over seconds

400 meters/54 seconds

Now pull out the calculator.
You should get ≈
7.4 (m)/(s)

, or 7.4 meters per second