Question

You biked to the store in 10 minutes. The store was 3 km away. What was your average speed?

Answer 1

Answer:

speed in km/min:

0.3km/min

speed in km/h:

18km/h

speed in m/s:

5m/s

Explanation:

the average speed is defined as:

$s=\frac{d}{t}$

where $s$ is the speed, $d$ is the distance traveled, and $t$ is the time

according to the statement:

$d=3km = 3,000m$

and

$t=10min=\frac{1}{6}h=600s$ (10 minutes are equal to a sixth of an hour which is 600 seconds)

Because the units in which the speed is required are not indicated, here are some options for the answer:

Depending on the units in which you need the speed, are the quantities you should use.

Speed in km / h (kilometers per hour):

$s=\frac{3km}{\frac{1}{6}h }\\ \\s=18km/h$

speed in m / s (meters per second):

$s=\frac{3,000m}{600s}\\ s=5m/s$

or the speed in km/min (kilometers per minute)

$s=\frac{3km}{10min}\\ s=0.3km/min$