Question

C. A paramecium is a single-celled organism that lives in ponds. It travels at a rate of 2,000 micrometers per second. What is the speed of the paramecium in meters per hour?

Answer 1

Answer:

7.2 meters per hour

Explanation:

It is given that,

The speed of a paramecium is 2,000 micrometers per second.

We need to find the speed of the paramecium in meters per hour.

We know that,

$1\ \mu m=10^{-6}\ m$

and

1 hour = 3600 seconds

$v=2000\ \dfrac{\mu m}{s}\\\\=2000\times \dfrac{10^{-6}\ m}{(\dfrac{1}{3600})\ s}\\\\=7.2\ \text{meters/hour}$

Hence, the speed of the paramecium is 7.2 meters per hour.