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Calculate the average speed of "Ussain Bolt" who sprints 100m in 9.81 sec. during 2016 Rio Olympics to win Gold medal.

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Distance covered by Ussain Bolt = 100 m
time = 9.8/s.
Average speed = `("distance")/("time")=100/9.81=10.19m//s`.
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