Question

Near the equator, the earth rotates approximately 34 kilometers every 32 seconds. what is the speed of earth's rotation near the equator? show your reasoning and include the unit of measure.

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation: The earth rotates 34 km every 32 seconds. We can simplify this by dividing both sides by 32. Now, we have 34/32 km every 32 seconds. Now, to further simplify this, we need to convert 34/32 to a mixed number 34/32 = 1 2/32 which then can be simplified to 1 1/16. So, near the equator, the speed of Earth's rotation is 1 1/16 km per second.