Question:
How much longer (percentage) is a one-mile race than a 1500-m race ("the metric mile")?
Giancoli, Douglas C., Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Ed., ©2014. Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education Inc., New York.
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Quick Answer:
7.3% longer
Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 1, Problem 20
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Comments
I think the answer they are looking for is 7.3% longer.
My fault. I read your answer wrong.
Actually, I defer to your original observation, that the answer should be expressed as the percentage by which the one mile race is longer. The video is correct, but I've updated the Quick Answer.