Question

A fleeing student covered a distance of 210 meters in 35 seconds. what is the student's speed in meters/second? what is the student's speed in meters/minute?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Given that,

A student covered a distance of 210 meters in 35 seconds.

We need to find the student's speed in meters/second and also in meters/minute.

Speed, v = distance (d)/time (t)

So,

$v=\dfrac{210\ m}{35\ s}\\\\=6\ m/s$

We know that, 1 minute = 60 seconds

$6\dfrac{m}{s}=6\times \dfrac{m}{(\dfrac{1}{60})\ \text{minutes}}\\\\=360\ \text{meters/minutes}$

Hence, the student's speed is 6 m/s or 360 meters/minute.