Mountain Biking Olympics
Math Question?
In 2004 during the summer Olympics, Marie-Helene Permont of Quebec won the silver medal in womens mountain bike race. She completed the 31.3 km course in 1 hour 57 minutes 50 seconds.
Determine Premont’s average speeding kilometers per hour.
In 2004 during the summer Olympics, Marie-Helene Permont of Quebec won the silver medal in womens mountain bike race. She completed the 31.3 km course in 1 hour 57 minutes 50 seconds.
Determine Premont’s average speeding kilometers per hour.
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Extra: (do after you answered first question)
At this rate how long would she take to complete a course of 45 km. Express your answer in hours, minutes and seconds
50 sec = 0.01389 of an hour
57 min = 0.95 hours
distance = rate * time
rate = distance/time
Avg rate = 31.3/1.9634
Avg = 15.94 kmh
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Olympic Mountain Biking
