Natalie was running a race with her friend. Natalie’s friend ran 23 miles of the race. Natalie ran 1.2 mph slower than her friend. If Natalie’s friend ran the race in 3 hours, and 12 minutes, how fast did Natalie run the race?
\(v_F=\frac{23miles}{3\frac{12}{60}h}=7.1875\ miles/h\)
\(v_N=7.1875\ mph-1.2\ mph=5.9875\ mph\)
\(t_N=\frac{s}{v_N}=\frac{23miles}{5.9857mph}=3h\ 50min\ 28.81sec\)
\(Natalie \ run \ the \ race \ in \ 3h\ 50min\ 28.81sec.\)
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