2. A world class runner can run long distances at a pace of 15 km/hour. That...

2. A world class runner can run long distances at a pace of 15 km/hour. That runner expends 800 kilocalories of energy per hour.

a. Find the power (in Watts [W]) the runner is exerting while running. (3 points

b) Find the total energy (in Joules [J]) exerted by the runner in a 15 km run.

c. How many Milky Way (Original Single 52.2g) chocolate bars does the runner need to buy to supply the amount of energy to complete a half-marathon (13.1 miles)? (Cite your source for the number of calories in a Milky Way bar)

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