Question

A football player has to run 60 meters in 5 seconds or less in order to make the all-star team. What is the slowest speed he can run in order to qualify for the all-star team?

Answer 1

Explanation:

It is given that,

A football player has to run 60 meters in 5 seconds or less in order to make the all-star team.

We need to find the slowest speed he run in order to qualify for the all-star team. Let it is v. It can be calculated as follows :

v = d/t

= 60 m/5 s

= 12 m/s

It means his slowest speed is 12 m/s and he should increase his speed in order to qualify for the all-star team.