Question

The winner in a recent Los Angeles Marathon ran the 26-mile race in 2.23 hours. How many yards per minute did he run?

Answer 1

Winner ran `342.003` yards per minute (3dp)

Explanation:

Each mile has `1760` yards

and therefore `26` miles is `26xx1760=45760` yards

as winner covers this distance in `2.23` hours and each hour has `60` minutes,

winner covered the distance in `2.23xx60=133.80` minutes

hence winner ran `45760/133.80~=342.003` yards per minute (3dp)