QUESTION ONE a) A furlong is 220 yards, a mile is 1760 yards or 1609 meters, and a fortnight is 14 days. In 1991, the Zambia

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QUESTION ONE
a) A furlong is 220 yards, a mile is 1760 yards or 1609 meters, and a fortnight is 14
days. In 1991, the Zambian athlete, Samuel Matete won an Olympic gold medal, in
Zurich, Switzerland, when he represented Zambia in the 400 m hurdles. His average
speed was 8.5 meters per second. Express his speed in
(i) kilometer per hour
(ii)mile per hour
(iii)furlong per fortnight.

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Yến Oanh 3 years 2021-08-31T00:34:57+00:00 1 Answers 15 views 0

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    2021-08-31T00:36:12+00:00

    Answer:

    Explanation:

    i) 8.5 m/s (3600 s/hr) / (1000 m/km) = 30.6 km/hr

    ii) 8.5 m/s (3600 s/hr) / 1609 m/mi) = 19.0 mi/hr

    iii) 8.5 m/s (3600 s/hr x 24 hr/day x 14 day x (1760yd/1609 m) x (1 furlong/220 yd) = 51,120.447…  furlong/fortnight

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