Question

In a snail race, the winning snail traveled 5.85 cm in 3/4 of a minute. How fast was the snail traveling per second?

Answer 1

Answer:

0.13 cm per second

Step-by-step explanation:

Lets convert the minutes to seconds:

3/4 minutes = 3/4(60) = 45 seconds

The snail traveled 5.85 cm in 45 seconds

To find out the speed per second, we set up a proportion:

$\frac{5.85}{45} = \frac{x}{1}$      where 45 and 1 represent the number of seconds, and 5.85 and x represent the distance in that set of time

Let's solve for x, or the distance in 1 second:

$\frac{5.85}{45}=\frac{x}{1}\\\\\\\frac{5.85*1}{45x}\\\\\\x = \frac{5.85}{45}\\\\\\\\\\x = 0.13$

The snail travels 0.13 cm per second.

-Chetan K