Question

Earl runs 30 meters in 20 seconds. How many meters does Earl run per second?

Answer 1

You would divide 30 meters by 20 seconds. If you want to know how many meters he can run per second, you divide the amount ran (30 meters) by the amount of seconds (20 seconds). This would tell you the amount per second.

The answer would be 1.5 meters/second.

Answer 2

- - He runs 1.5 meters each second.

- Solve:
Divide 30/20
=1.5 
To answer this we will divide the amount of meters by the amount of seconds. Then your answer will be the amount of meters Earl runs per second. Then we will check our work. Lets do it:-

30 ÷ 20 = 1.5
1.5 meter per second.

CHECK OUR WOK:-

1.5 × 20 = 30
We were RIGHT!!

So, 1.5 meters per sec.