Question

The record for the Boston Marathon's wheelchair division is 1 hour, 18 minutes, and 27 secondsThe Boston Marathon is 26.2 miles long. What was the average speed of the record winner of the wheelchair division? Round to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

18 minutes 27 seconds = 1,107 seconds
1,107 / 3,600 = .3075 hours

26.2 / 1.3075 = 20.0382409178 miles per hour =
20.04 miles per hour