Question

A sailboat travels a distance of 600 m in 40 seconds. What speed is it going?

Answer 1

Answer:

15 miles /seconds

Explanation:

Distance = 600m

Time = 40 seconds

Speed=?

$speed = \frac{distance}{time} \\ speed = \frac{600}{40}$

Simplify

$\frac{600}{40} = \frac{60}{4} \\ = 15$