QuestionA runner is 9.3 miles into a 26.2-mile marathon. How much further must they run?
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The total distance of the New York Marathon is26. miles. . The runner has passed a timing mat at9.3 miles into the race.
STEP 2
We need to find out how much further the runner has to go to finish the race. We can do this by subtracting the distance the runner has already run from the total distance of the race.
STEP 3
Now, plug in the given values for the total distance and the distance already run to calculate the remaining distance.
STEP 4
Calculate the remaining distance.
The runner has16.9 miles left to finish the race.
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