Trying to break a record for the greatest distance pushing a baby carriage in 24 hours, John pushed the carriage 350.15 miles. What, to the nearest second, was the average time per mile?

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Trying to break a record for the greatest distance pushing a baby carriage in 24 hours, John pushed the carriage 350.15 miles. What, to the nearest second, was the average time per mile? ​

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To find the average time per mile, we first convert 24 hours into seconds: 24 hours * 60 minutes/hour * 60 seconds/minute = 86,400 seconds. Then, we divide the total time in seconds by the number of miles: 86,400 seconds / 350.15 miles ≈ 246.8 seconds per mile. Rounding to the nearest second gives us 247 seconds per mile.

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