Question

A rat is running around a track. The rat ran a total 1400 m in 16 minutes. What is the rats average speed in m/s?

22,400 m/s
120 m/s
88 m/s
1.5 m/s

Answer 1

Answer:

v = 1.5 m/s

Explanation:

Given that,

Distance covered by a rat, d = 1400 m

Time, t = 16 minutes = 960 s

We need to find the average speed of the rat. The speed of an object is given by :

$v=\dfrac{d}{t}\\\\v=\dfrac{1400\ m}{960\ s}\\\\v=1.45\ m/s$

or

v = 1.5 m/s

So, the average speed of the rat is 1.5 m/s.