Question 9 - Problems - Chapter 2

Problem:

The first "marathon" was run in 490 B.C. by the Greek Pheidippides, who ran the 35 km from the battelfield of Marathon to Athens in 2.5 hours.

Question:

What was his average speed?

Solution:

Total Distance $s = 35$ km

Time = $t = 2.5$ hours

Average speed $v = \frac{s}{t}$

Distance_tot = 35 # in km
Time_tot = 2.5 # in hours
Avg_Speed_tot = Distance_tot / Time_tot
print(f'The average speed of the first \"marathon\" was {Avg_Speed_tot:.1f} km/h.')

The average speed of the first "marathon" was 14.0 km/h.