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title: "In a \\(4.0\\)-kilometer race, a runner completes the first kilometer in \\(5.9\\) minutes, the second kilometer in \\(6.2\\) minutes, the third kilometer in \\(6.3\\) minutes, and the final kilometer in \\(6.0\\) minutes. What is the average speed of the runner? Use standard units: \\(\\text{m/s}\\)."
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# In a \(4.0\)-kilometer race, a runner completes the first kilometer in \(5.9\) minutes, the second kilometer in \(6.2\) minutes, the third kilometer in \(6.3\) minutes, and the final kilometer in \(6.0\) minutes. What is the average speed of the runner? Use standard units: \(\text{m/s}\).

In a \(4.0\)-kilometer race, a runner completes the first kilometer in \(5.9\) minutes, the second kilometer in \(6.2\) minutes, the third kilometer in \(6.3\) minutes, and the final kilometer in \(6.0\) minutes. What is the average speed of the runner? Use standard units: \(\text{m/s}\).

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