In a 4 x 400 m relay, the first three runners of a college team average 8 m/s over their legs. At what speed must the anchor run for the team to finish in 3 min 10 s?

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10 m/s. First three legs: 1200/8=150 s. Target 190 s leaves 40 s for the last 400 m: 400/40=10 m/s. (8.42 m/s is the average needed for the whole 1600 m.)

In a $4 \times 400$ m relay, the first three runners of a college team average 8 m/s over their legs. At what speed must the anchor run for the team to finish in 3 min 10 s?

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