Question

A snail crawls 300 cm in 1 hour. Calculate the snail’s speed

Answer 1

300cm per hour
5cm per minute
3 meters per hour

Answer 2

Explanation:

Given that,

Distance covered by the snail, d = 300 cm

Time taken, t = 1 hour

(a) Speed of the snail is given by :

$v=\dfrac{d}{t}$

$v=\dfrac{300\ cm}{1\ h}$

v = 300 cm/h

(b) Since, 1 hour = 60 minutes

Speed of the snail is given by :

$v=\dfrac{d}{t}$

$v=\dfrac{300\ cm}{60\ min}$

v = 5 cm/min

(c) Since, 1 meter = 100 cm

Distance, d = 3 meter

Speed of the snail is given by :

$v=\dfrac{3\ m}{1\ h}$

v = 3 m/h

Hence, this is the required solution.