Frank ran a marathon, 26.2 miles, in 4 hours and 40 minutes. How fast was his average speed?

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To solve problems about travel time: Distance = Rate x Time. We want to solve for rate, so we rearrange the equation to isolate that variable. Rate = ^Distance/Time Then, we convert the minutes to hours since we can see that the answer choices are listed in hours: ^{40 minutes}/₆₀ = 0.6667 hours Then we plug in our values: Rate = Distance/Time = ^{26.2 miles}/_{4.667 hours} = 5.61 mph

Frank Ran a Marathon, 26