Question

A tortoise is walking in the desert. It walks 7.5 meters in 3 minutes. What is its speed?
meters per minute

Answer 1

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Answer:

  2.5 m/min

Step-by-step explanation:

To find meters per minute, divide meters by minutes:

  (7.5 m)/(3 min) = 2.5 m/min

The speed of the tortoise is 2.5 meters per minute.