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The Metric Mile. Consider the following world records (as of 2017) in track and field for the mile (1 USCS mile) and the 1500-meter (metric mile) races.
Men | Women | |
Mile | 3:43:13 | 4:12:56 |
1500 meters | 3:26:00 | 3:50:07 |
a. Complete the sentence: The 1500-meter race is ________ % of the mile race in length.
b. Compute and compare the average speeds, in miles per hour, in the men’s mile and 1500-meter races.
c. Compute and compare the average speeds, in miles per hour, in the women’s mile and 1500-meter races.
d. If the average speed for the 1500-meter were run for the entire length of a mile race, would it result in a world record? Answer for both men and women.
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