Question

Solve.

Answer 1

Answer:

It could fly 10,8 kilometers.

Step-by-step explanation:

The European swallow fly speed is 12 meters per second.

We have to calculate how many kilometers it could fly in 15 minutes.

This can be calculated using the equivalent factors for each of the units:

- 1 km is equivalent to 1,000 meters.

- 1 minute is equivalent to 60 seconds.

We know that the distance travelled by the fly is the product of the speed and the time, so we have:

$D=v\cdot t\\\\\\D=12\,\dfrac{m}{s}\cdot15\, min\\\\\\D=12\,\dfrac{m}{s}\cdot(\dfrac{1\,km}{1,000\,m})\cdot15\, min\cdot (\dfrac{60\,s}{1\,min})\\\\\\D=\dfrac{12\cdot 15\cdot 60}{1,000}\,km=\dfrac{10,800}{1,000}\,km\\\\\\D=10,8 \,km$