Question

Simon drove through some roadworks where the speed limit was 50 mph. Two cameras recorded the time taken to travel 1200 m through the roadworks as 56 seconds . Was Simon speeding through the roadworks ?

Answer 1

Answer:

$Speed = 21.43m/s$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Distance = 1200m$ -- of the roadworks

$Time\ Recorded = 56s$

Required

Determine the speed

In this case:

$Speed = \frac{Distance\ of\ Roadword}{Time\ Captured}$

$Speed = \frac{1200m}{56s}$

$Speed = 21.43m/s$ --- approximated