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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 10:55 AM
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Default Someone please work out this maths equation!

If I have to run 1.5 miles in 10 minutes and 20 seconds, what will my average speed need to be!!??
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 10:58 AM
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8.71 mph
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 11:01 AM
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About 9mph ish
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 11:03 AM
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as above

convert the 10 mins into seconds = 600

total time is 620 seconds

1.5/620 x 3600 (seconds in an hour) = 8.7mph
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 11:04 AM
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oh and its not 1.5 miles any more its 2.4km
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by sbd16v
oh and its not 1.5 miles any more its 2.4km
13.9 km/h

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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 11:33 AM
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e=mc2
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by robgooch
e=mc2
pssst. thats not the right one...

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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by robgooch
e=mc2
Thought he was a singer ?
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