Answer:
a) distance traveled is 16 miles.
b) distance traveled is 40 miles.
Step-by-step explanation:
Speed is a scalar quantity which describe the rate of distance moved with time.
i.e speed = [tex]\frac{distance}{time}[/tex]
Given that: distance = 2 1/3 miles = [tex]\frac{7}{3}[/tex] miles, time = 3 1/2 minutes = [tex]\frac{7}{2}[/tex] minutes.
Then;
speed = [tex]\frac{7}{3}[/tex] ÷ [tex]\frac{7}{2}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{7}{3}[/tex] x [tex]\frac{2}{7}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{2}{3}[/tex]
The car's steady speed is 0.67 miles per minute.
a) when the time is 24 minutes, the distance covered can be determine by:
distance = speed x time
= [tex]\frac{2}{3}[/tex] x 24
= 16
distance traveled is 16 miles.
b) When the time is 1 hour (60 minutes), the distance traveled can be determined by:
distance = speed x time
= [tex]\frac{2}{3}[/tex] x 60
= 40
distance traveled is 40 miles.
