Suppose That the World Record Winning Time for the Half-Marathon

question 4

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the world record winning time for the half-marathon was 1 hour 10 minutes in 1900. If the world's fastest 60-year-olds ran a half-marathon race today, what would you expect the winning time would be?

• A) 2 hours 20 minutes
• B) 2 hour 0 minutes
• C) 1 hour 50 minutes
• D) 1 hour 10 minutes

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