Question

A robot moving forward at a constant speed takes 2.5 hours to travel 1 kilometer. Moving forward at this same constant speed, it takes the robot 90 seconds to travel the length of a particular hallway. How many meters long is the hallway?

Answer 1

Answer:

The length of the hallway is 10 m.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Time taken to cover 1 km = 2.5 hours

Distance covered in 2.5 hours = 1 km

Therefore, speed of robot = $\frac{\textrm{Distance}}{\textrm{TIme}}=\frac{1}{2.5}=0.4\ km/h$

Now, speed is constant.

Now, time taken to cover the length of hallway = 90 s

Speed of the robot = 0.4 km/h

Converting 0.4 km/h to m/s, we multiply by the factor $\frac{5}{18}$. This gives,

$0.4\times \frac{5}{18}=\frac{1}{9}\ m/s$

Now, distance of the hallway is equal to the product of speed and time. So,

Distance of hallway = Speed $\times$ Time

Distance of hallway = $\frac{1}{9}\times 90=\frac{90}{9}=10\ m$

Therefore, the length of the hallway is 10 m.