The world record for the women's 3,000-m steeplechase is 9 min 1.59 s. Find the runner's speed in meters per second. Round answer to the nearest hundredths.

9 minutes = 540 seconds

9 minutes 1.59 seconds = 541.59 seconds

velocity = distance / time

velocity = 3,000 / 541.59

velocity = 5.5392455548 meters per second

velocity = 5.54 meters per second (rounded)