Question

How fast is a cat that runs 50 meters in 10 seconds?

Answer 1

Answer:

5 meters per second

Explanation:

1) Set up a proportion.

$\frac{50}{10}$ = $\frac{x}{1}$

2) Solve the proportion.

x = 5 because 50 ÷ 10 is 5.

Answer 2

Answer:

50 m in 10 sec….divide 50 by 10 to convert to metres per second = 5 m/s. Then multiply by 3.6 (3600 seconds in an hour divided by 1000) to convert to kilometres per hour =18 m/s. To convert to mph divide by 1.609 =11.18 mph.

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