Question

At an important meet, rosalba won the 200 meters in 26.39 seconds. Rosalba ran at an average rate of?

Answer 1

We have to find the average rate of meters per second (also known as average speed).

We can calculate it as the quotient between the distance and the time:

$v=\frac{d}{t}=\frac{200\text{ m}}{26.39\text{ s}}\approx7.58\text{ m\textbackslash s}$

Answer: the average rate is approximately 7.58 m/s.